Year 6 - English
Exploring emotions in 'The Final Year'
'The Final Year': reading
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils read and explore the verse novel, 'The Final Year'. They will read and respond to the poems, exploring characterisation and relationships within the story. Finally, pupils will identify the key themes and share their personal responses.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explore a character's emotional journey in a narrative.
Key Notes
- Character relationships refer to the connections and interactions between individuals within a narrative.
- We can see that Nate has both positive and negative relationships and that his relationships are not static.
- Different moments in the plot can evoke a range of emotions in a character.
- We can track a character's emotions on an emotions graph.
Vocabulary To Learn
- relationship: the connections and interactions between individuals within a narrative
- emotions: strong feelings that result from a person's circumstances, mood or relationships with others
- emotions graph: a reading task where readers plot a character's feelings and emotions as they change throughout a narrative
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may see the word 'relationships' as referring to romantic relationships.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Character relationships refer to the connections and interactions between individuals within a narrative. We can see that Nate has both positive and negative relationships and that his relationships are not static.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'relationship'
the connections and interactions between individuals within a narrative.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may see the word 'relationships' as referring to romantic relationships. Correction: Explore the different layers of relationships we all have. Encourage pupils to share the relationships they have, including any changes, if they feel comfortable to do so.
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