Starter quiz
- Who is the main character in the story 'Paddington'?
- Mrs Bird
- Paddington Bear ✓
- Mr Brown
- the taxi driver
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- Where did Paddington travel from?
- England
- Peru ✓
- Spain
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- Why do the Brown family name the bear Paddington?
- They name him Paddington because his coat is padded.
- They name him Paddington because their favourite place is Paddington Station.
- They name him Paddington because they find him at Paddington Station. ✓
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- How could you describe Paddington?
- clumsy ✓
- tidy
- organised
- messy ✓
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- A __________ book means it is a made up story.
- fiction ✓
- non-fiction
- new
- old
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- A __________ book means it is about real things, information or events.
- fiction
- non-fiction ✓
- new
- old
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Exit quiz
- 'Coming to England' is a true story about ...
- Paddington Bear.
- Floella Benjamin. ✓
- the Brown family.
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- Where does the book 'Coming to England' start?
- England
- Trinidad ✓
- Peru
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- How did Floella travel to England?
- by train
- by aeroplane
- by boat ✓
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- Match each key term to its example.
- fiction book⇔'Paddington' ✓
- non-fiction book⇔'Coming to England' ✓
- author's name⇔Floella Benjamin ✓
- Put the events in the book 'Coming to England' in the correct order.
- 1⇔Floella lived in Trinidad with her family.
- 2⇔Floella's mother and father emigrated to England.
- 3⇔Floella emigrated to England.
- 4⇔Floella grew up and was honoured by the Queen.
- Match each statement to whether it is about 'Paddington', 'Coming to England' or both.
- 'Paddington'⇔about a bear who travelled by train from Peru ✓
- 'Coming to England'⇔about Floella Benjamin who travelled by boat from Trinidad ✓
- both⇔a story either partly or completely set in England ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- 'Coming to England' is a book based on the true story about Floella Benjamin.
- 'Coming to England' is a non-fiction book written and illustrated in the style of a fiction book.
- Floella Benjamin emigrated from Trinidad to the United Kingdom.
- Similarities and differences can be made about two books with the same theme.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that 'Coming to England' is a fictional book as it is presented as a story and is being directly compared to Paddington, a fictional story.
From the beginning, explain that the story is based on real events, supplementing the slides with photos of Floella Benjamin. When comparing, discuss the difference of fiction and non-fiction explicitly.
Keywords
Non-fiction - a genre of text which presents real events, information or knowledge
Similarities - things that are the same
Differences - things that are different
Comparison - similarities and differences between two things
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