Starter quiz
- True or false? 'The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark' is a non-fiction text.
- True
- False ✓
- Who is the author of 'The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark'?
- 'Jill Tomlinson' ✓
- True or false? Owls sleep in the day time.
- True ✓
- False
- What is the main character called?
- Owl
- Plop ✓
- Baby barn owl
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- What is the big problem in the story so far?
- Plop is hungry
- Plop doesn't have any friends
- Plop is scared of the dark ✓
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- Who does Plop meet on the ground in Chapter One?
- a fox
- a young boy ✓
- another owl
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Exit quiz
- Order the following events from Chapter One.
- 1⇔Plop and his mother are discussing the dark and how it makes Plop scared
- 2⇔Plop’s mother tries to encourage Plop to stay positive about the dark
- 3⇔Plop meets a young boy who teaches him all about fireworks
- 4⇔Plop and his parents watch the fireworks that night from their tree branch
- Match the keywords to their definitions.
- character⇔a person or animal in a story ✓
- setting⇔where the story takes place ✓
- plot⇔what happens in a story ✓
- What is a prediction?
- reading on to find out what happens next
- retelling the story in your own words
- guessing what you think will happen using evidence ✓
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- Who did Plop meet in Chapter Two?
- an old woman ✓
- a young boy
- a firework
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- Finish this sentence. The old woman liked the dark because…
- she was afraid
- she could ‘remember’ ✓
- she could hunt
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- Order the following events from Chapter Two.
- 1⇔Mr Barn Owl asked Plop if he wanted to go ‘hunting’ with him but Plop said no
- 2⇔Plop’s mother encouraged him to go down from their tree to learn about the dark
- 3⇔Plop met an old woman who told Plop that night time is ‘kind’
- 4⇔Plop had a conversation with the old woman and then returned to his branch
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Key learning points
- Making a prediction means deciding what you think will happen next in a story.
- One person's prediction may be different to another person's.
- Narrative openings introduce the characters, setting and plot.
- Plop meets an old woman who likes the dark and says it is 'kind'.
Common misconception
Pupils may find it hard to think of reasons they like the dark.
Brainstorm ideas beforehand as a class and if possible use two adults to model hot-seating before the children start the task.
Keywords
Character - a person or animal in a story
Setting - where the story takes place
Plot - what happens in a story
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