Expressing opinions about 'The Children of Lir' | English

Starter quiz

If you find an unfamiliar word that you do not know how to read, which strategy should you use first?

phonics strategies to decode the word ✓

a dictionary to find its meaning

ask someone for help
The Queen turned King Lir's children into ...

hermit crabs

horses

swans ✓

ducks
Order these events from 'The Children of Lir'.

1

⇔

The Queen turned King Lir's children into swans.

2

⇔

The swans heard music and found a hermit sitting on an island on the lake.

3

⇔

The children lay down together and fell asleep.
You must be able to __________ a word before you can understand it.

describe

decode ✓

write
Match the following:

fact

⇔

The story is set in Ireland. ✓

opinion

⇔

My favourite character is King Lir. ✓

question

⇔

Why is the Queen jealous of the children? ✓
The __________ teaches us a lesson.

theme

blurb

title

moral ✓

Exit quiz

Why does King Lir banish the Queen from the castle?

He finds out that she loves another King.

He finds out that she turned his children into swans. ✓

He finds out that she is not really a Queen but is a frog.
True or false? The children in the story argued all the time.

True
False ✓
True or false? All the answers to comprehension questions can be found in the book.

True
False ✓
What does it mean to give an opinion?

to tell a story

to do a performance

to share your thoughts and feelings ✓

to count numbers
All opinions are ...

the same.

different.

personal. ✓
It is important to __________ other people's opinions.

reject

ignore

respect ✓

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

Looking out for clues in the text and illustrations can help answer questions that may not have obvious answers.
Inference skills can help to develop a deeper understanding of a text.
An opinion is a view about something, somewhere or someone that is personal.
One person’s opinion can differ from someone else’s opinion.
Opinions should be able to be justified or explained in a respectful way.

Common misconception

Pupils may struggle to make inferences.

Lots of inference skills are based on our knowledge and understanding of the world or prior experiences. Provide pupils with the knowledge to model the thought processes to then help them form their answers.

Keywords

Inference - to draw conclusions from clues within the text
Personal - something that belongs to you
Opinion - a personal view about something
Point of view - a particular attitude towards something