Starter quiz
- What is a narrative?
- writing that is made up or imagined
- writing that tells a story ✓
- writing that always gives true information
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- What is a fairy tale?
- a story that only has animal characters
- a short story
- a children's story about magical and imaginary beings and lands ✓
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- Which of the following are examples of genre?
- recipe
- fiction ✓
- thesaurus
- adventure ✓
- fantasy ✓
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- Who is the author of 'Into the Forest'?
- Anthony Browne ✓
- Amelia Browne
- Ant Brown
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- What is a protagonist in a story?
- the narrator of the story
- the main character in a story and the one whom the plot revolves around ✓
- the person who wrote the story
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- Match each word to its definition.
- terrible⇔extremely bad or serious ✓
- poorly⇔unwell ✓
- huddling⇔crowding together or nestling closely ✓
Exit quiz
- True or false? All the meaning of ‘Into the Forest’ can be found in the words.
- True
- False ✓
- How is the boy woken up in the opening of the story?
- by his mother
- by a “terrible” noise ✓
- by the sunlight
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- Why were the boy and his mother sad in the morning?
- They were hungry, but they didn't have any food.
- The boy’s father was not there and they missed him. ✓
- They were terribly cold and had no heating.
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- True or false? The boy listened to his mother's instruction to take the long route in order to avoid going through the forest.
- True
- False ✓
- Who does the boy encounter on his journey through the forest?
- his family members
- his friends
- familiar characters from traditional fairy tales ✓
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- Why does the boy become scared?
- He feels like someone is following him. ✓
- He falls over and hurts himself.
- He is worried that it isn't his grandma who is in the house. ✓
- He thinks his mum will be angry at him.
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- ‘Into the Forest’ is a narrative fiction text written and illustrated by the author Anthony Browne.
- The story is about a little boy who goes on a journey through a forest to visit his grandma and find his dad.
- On the journey through the forest, the boy encounters characters from familiar fairy tales.
- The plot of a story is retold in chronological order using expression to convey greater meaning.
- Summarising the key events in a story helps us to build our understanding of the text and the meaning behind it.
Common misconception
Children may struggle to identify which familiar fairy tale characters the boy encounters in the forest.
Ask questions to prompt children, e.g. 'Which fairy tale character do you know who sold a cow?' Also encourage children to look for further clues in the illustrations, e.g. There is a beanstalk in the illustration on page 10.
Keywords
Narrative fiction - a story that features made-up characters, places and adventures that did not happen in real life
Journey - an act of travelling from one place to another
Fairy tale - a children’s story about magical and imaginary beings and lands
Plot - what happens in the story
Summarising - pulling out the key events and ideas from the text
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