Starter quiz
- True or false? I can find out everything I need to know in a story through the words that are written.
- True
- False ✓
- Who is the author of 'The Planet in a Pickle Jar'?
- Mark Stanev
- Martin Stanley
- Martin Stanev ✓
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- What is a narrator?
- the main character in a story
- the person who wrote the story
- the person who is telling the story ✓
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- What is a setting in a story?
- a person or an animal in a story
- where the story takes place ✓
- what happens in the story
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- True or false? A story always only has one setting.
- True
- False ✓
- What is a plot in a story?
- where the story takes place
- what happens in the story ✓
- a person or animal in a story
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Exit quiz
- Who are the main characters in the story?
- the grandma ✓
- the animals
- the grandchildren ✓
- Martin Stanev
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- Which settings do we see explored through the illustrations within the story?
- the grandma's home ✓
- snowy mountains
- the ocean ✓
- an animal sanctuary ✓
- the desert ✓
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- True or false? The illustrations show the same story as the narrative writing in the book.
- True
- False ✓
- How did the grandma captivate her grandchildren?
- by telling stories about magical creatures
- by letting them play whatever they wanted
- by explaining how the world's natural wonders are being damaged ✓
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- True or false? The grandma only protects the world's natural wonders in her jars.
- True
- False ✓
- How did the grandchildren's perspective of their Grandma change throughout the story?
- They realised that she was an unkind person
- They realised that she was far more interesting than they had thought ✓
- They realised that she was even more boring than they had thought
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Key learning points
- ‘The Planet in a Pickle Jar’ is told through narrative writing and illustrations and it includes magical elements.
- The grandchildren are characters and the narrators of the story which means it is told from their perspective.
- At the beginning, the illustrations show a different story to the one being told by the narrators.
- The story contains multiple settings and it moves quickly between them.
- The plot follows the grandchildren as they uncover their grandma’s desire to protect the world’s wonders.
Common misconception
Children may not understand important vocabulary within the story, e.g. "preserve" or why pickling items in a jar is a way to protect them.
Offering a simple explanation of the word "preserve" will support the children's understanding. Vocabulary and the meaning behind word choices will be explored in greater detail in the next lesson in the unit.
Keywords
Character - a person or an animal in a story
Setting - where the story takes place
Plot - what happens in the story
Perspective - a character's point of view
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