Starter quiz
- What is the name of Hiccup's dragon?
- Torch
- Toothless ✓
- Garffiljorg
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- What is the name of the leader of Hiccup's tribe?
- 'Chief Stoick' ✓
- Order the following events from the text so far.
- 1⇔Hiccup enters the dragon nursery and chooses a dragon. He gives it to Fishlegs.
- 2⇔Hiccup speaks to Old Wrinkly. He is unsure what to do.
- 3⇔Toothless wakes up. Hiccup tries to train his dragon. Toothless is not obedient.
- 4⇔Hiccup protects and cares for Toothless, saving him from his father's dragons.
- What is a suitable definition of the word initiation?
- Joining a group or organisation. ✓
- A temporary stop to fighting.
- Rules set by the government.
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- What is a suitable definition of the word exile?
- Feeling joyful or content.
- Being united or close with others.
- Forced to leave one's country or home. ✓
- Unhappy or dissatisfied with something.
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- What are the neighbours of the Hooligan tribe called?
- 'The Meatheads' ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the keywords to their definition.
- Reader's Theatre⇔a reading aloud activity which bring characters and scenes to life ✓
- characterisation⇔the way an author describes and develops a character in a story ✓
- expression⇔reading with feelings and emotion ✓
- True or false? Characterisation can be conveyed through a character's actions, thoughts, dialogue and interaction with others.
- True ✓
- False
- What tells the reader that Chief Stoick thinks Hiccup and Toothless will do well?
- Stoick asks people to move out of his way.
- Stoick shouts encouragement from the touchline.
- Stoick bets on his son and his dragon to bring the most fish back. ✓
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- What tells the reader that Chief Mogadon thinks Hiccup and Toothless will not do well?
- Compared to the others, Hiccup looks brave and confident, ready for the test.
- Compared to the other boys, Hiccup does not look as strong or tough. ✓
- Compared to other dragons, Toothless is intimidating and scary.
- Compared to other dragons, Toothless is very small and does not have any teeth. ✓
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- What impression might a reader make of Thuggory through how he is portrayed in the text?
- Thuggory is stronger than the other boys ✓
- Thuggory is weaker than the other boys
- He is respected due to his dragon ✓
- He is disrespected due to his dragon
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- Order the following steps for performing a successful 'Reader's Theatre'.
- 1⇔Listen to reading role model
- 2⇔Readers split the text into smaller parts (including narration)
- 3⇔Readers begin to look at characterisation to help add expression to speech
- 4⇔Groups rehearse their performance
- 5⇔Groups perform their performance
- 6⇔Groups reflect on how their performance went
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Characterisation is the way an author describes and develops the personalities and traits of the characters in a story
- Characterisation can be understood by looking at actions, thoughts, dialogue and characters' interactions with others
- Reader's Theatre is an activity where participants read aloud from a script to convey part of a story to an audience
- Reader’s Theatre is a really enjoyable way to read a text aloud and can help develop fluency when reading
Common misconception
Pupils may not know how to divide up the extract for Reader's Theatre.
Explain that all members of the group should share in the process of reading aloud. Smaller sections could be highlighted for less confident readers (for example, Fishlegs).
Keywords
Characterisation - Characterisation involves revealing information about characters through their actions, thoughts, dialogue and interactions with others.
Reader's theatre - Reader's Theatre is an activity where readers bring characters and scenes to life through reading aloud.
Expression - Expression is reading with feelings and emotion to bring the story to life.
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