Starter quiz
- True or False? The text is written in first person perspective.
- True ✓
- False
- From whose perspective do we read the text?
- Bamba
- Victor
- Sophia ✓
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- Which year do we begin following events from Sophia's point of view?
- 1600
- 1845
- 1849
- 1886 ✓
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- Which era is the text set during?
- Bronze Age
- Elizabethan
- Victorian ✓
- Modern Britain
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- Which of the following examples shows a character who is loyal?
- Sam never shares her friend's secrets ✓
- Alex won't share his toys with anyone
- Andeep helps his team even when it's hard ✓
- Sofia takes more than her fair share
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- Which of the following examples shows a character who is determined?
- Izzy watches TV instead of doing errands
- Laura sleeps in instead of doing homework
- Aisha studies hard to get good grades ✓
- Lucas trains for the race with focus ✓
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Exit quiz
- Match the following keywords to their definitions.
- characterisation⇔the way an author develops the personalities and traits of a character ✓
- character trait⇔the special qualities that make a character in a story unique ✓
- compare⇔identifying similarities between two or more things ✓
- contrast⇔identifying differences between two or more things ✓
- True or False? Characterisation can be conveyed through a character’s actions, thoughts, dialogue and interactions with others.
- True ✓
- False
- Queen Victoria is the godmother of which two of the Duleep Singh siblings?
- Freddie
- Victor ✓
- Sophia ✓
- Catherine
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- During Chapter 4, which character traits or emotions best describe Bamba?
- determined ✓
- trustworthy
- argumentative ✓
- polite
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- Victor rents a house for his father. Where is it located?
- 'Folkestone' ✓
- True or False? Bamba and Sophia share no common character traits.
- True
- False ✓
Worksheet
Presentation
Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Following their mother’s death, Sophia and her family are split up.
- Sophia’s father has decided against regaining his kingdom, he has asked Queen Victoria for forgiveness.
- Sophia's father remarries after the death of his wife. Sophia has mixed feelings about her step-family.
- Sufiya Ahmed writes the Duleep Singhs with some shared character traits and some different traits.
Common misconception
A question in the first cycle explores the letter that Sophia's father writes to Queen Victoria. Pupils may find it hard to think of persuasive techniques that he uses to appeal for forgiveness.
It would be useful to link to prior learning to remind pupils of some techniques (such as emotional language, flattery, rhetorical questions etc.), alternatively adults could model some of the key points aloud.
Keywords
Characterisation - Characterisation is the way an author and illustrator describes and develops the personalities and traits of the characters in a story.
Character traits - Character traits are the special qualities that make a character in a story unique and interesting.
Compare - Comparing involves identifying similarities between two or more things, ideas, themes or texts.
Contrast - Contrasting involves identifying differences between two or more things, ideas, themes or texts.