Starter quiz
- What type of text is a fantasy text?
- fiction ✓
- non-fiction
- dictionary
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- Match the following terms to their definitions.
- character⇔a person or animal in the story ✓
- setting⇔where the story takes place ✓
- plot⇔what happens in the story ✓
- What type of characters might you find in a fantasy story? Select three.
- magical creatures ✓
- cartoon characters
- famous people from history
- monsters and beasts ✓
- Kings, Queens, princes and princesses ✓
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- Which of the following are examples of mythical creatures?
- elves ✓
- dragons ✓
- whales
- unicorns ✓
- tigers
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- Why would somebody choose to read a fantasy story?
- to learn true and real facts about the world
- to learn about a famous person's life
- because they enjoy fictional stories with magical elements ✓
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- From the front covers, which of the following are likely to be fantasy texts?
Hilda and the Troll ✓
First News
Emmeline Pankhurst
How to Train your Dragon ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the keywords to the correct definitions.
- fantasy⇔a genre of fiction involving magical elements ✓
- plot⇔what happens in a story ✓
- summarising⇔to pull out the key events and ideas from the text ✓
- Who is the author of 'The Moon Dragons'?
- Gary Blythe
- Dyan Sheldon ✓
- Alina
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- What makes ‘The Moon Dragons’ a fantasy story?
- The story contains lots of illustrations.
- It is about the search for mythical creatures called moon dragons. ✓
- The main characters are a King and a young girl named Alina.
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- Which two things were the moon dragons known for?
- their singing ✓
- their dreams
- their flying
- their silver, shiny scales ✓
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- True or false? Alina felt a physical connection to the moon dragons when she found them.
- True ✓
- False
- Order the following events to show the chronology of the story.
- 1⇔The King received news that the moon dragons still lived.
- 2⇔The King instructed his men to find the dragons, but they failed.
- 3⇔The King offered gold as a reward, but nobody succeeded.
- 4⇔Alina said she would go on the quest and she found the moon dragons.
- 5⇔Alina hid her discovery to protect the moon dragons from harm.
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- ‘The Moon Dragons’ is a picture book and narrative fiction text that belongs to the genre of fantasy.
- The plot of the story is based around the search for mythical creatures called moon dragons.
- Summarising the key events in a story helps us to build our understanding of the text and the meaning behind it.
- The King offers a room filled with gold to anyone who can retrieve a moon dragon but nobody succeeds.
- Alina finds the moon dragons but keeps her discovery a secret in order to protect them.
Common misconception
Children may have questions about the genre that the story belongs to and be unsure of what constitutes mythology. Children may also notice elements within the story that are similar to fairytales.
Explore examples of myths that the children have been previously exposed to and ask them to identify any commonalities within 'The Moon Dragons'. Explore which features of the story are reminiscent of fairy tales.
Keywords
Fantasy - a genre of fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and inspired by mythology or folklore
Plot - what happens in a story
Summarising - to pull out the key events and ideas from the text
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