Starter quiz
- Put the parts of a story into the order they usually go in.
- 1⇔beginning
- 2⇔middle
- 3⇔end
- What do storybooks often have in them?
- pictures or illustrations ✓
- videos
- pages ✓
- words ✓
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- Complete the sentence. The people or animals are the __________ in a story.
- setting
- plot
- characters ✓
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- Which of these are characters in the story "Jack and the Beanstalk"?
- Jack ✓
- the giant ✓
- the beanstalk
- the house
- the cow ✓
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- Complete the sentence. The place that the story is in is called the ...
- plot
- character
- setting ✓
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- Which of these are settings in the story "Jack and the Beanstalk"?
- the cow
- Jack
- the house ✓
- the harp
- the castle ✓
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Exit quiz
- Complete the sentence. An author is ...
- someone who draws the illustrations for a book.
- someone who reads a book.
- someone who writes a book. ✓
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- Complete the sentence. An illustrator is ...
- someone who writes the book.
- someone who draws the pictures for a book. ✓
- someone who reads the book.
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- Match the part of a front cover to its definition.
- author⇔the name of the person who writes the book ✓
- illustrator⇔the name of the person who draws the illustrations ✓
- title⇔the name of the book ✓
- illustrations⇔pictures or drawings ✓
- Which of these is the name of the author of "The Gruffalo"?
- Julia Donaldson ✓
- the mouse
- the gruffalo
- the woods
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- Which of these is the title of a book?
- caterpillar
- Eric Carle
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar ✓
- hungry
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- Which of these are the same about most fictional superheroes?
- They wear capes. ✓
- They don't help others.
- They are unkind to people.
- They have superpowers. ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Superheroes are fictional characters that have a special superpower
- Superheroes are often described as "brave", "strong" and "powerful"
- Superheroes are known for wearing masks and capes
- Predictions can be made using the front cover, the title and information that we already know about the topic
- A front cover often reveals the title, author, illustrator and some illustrations
Common misconception
Pupils may attach stereotypes or preconceptions around the idea of a superhero.
As well as the images shown, supplement with more images to show a representative idea of a superhero, relevant to children's interests.
Keywords
Title - the name or label given to a piece of writing, such as a book, story, or poem, often representing its main idea or theme
Author - the person responsible for crafting the words that make up a text
Describe - add detail to
Prediction - making a guess using what we already know
Fiction - when authors create made up stories with characters, places and adventures which did not happen in real life
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