Starter quiz
Who is the author of 'The Unforgotten Coat'?- 'Frank Cottrell Boyce' ✓
- Which of the following are forms of literature?
- picture book ✓
- fantasy
- graphic novel ✓
- poem ✓
- mystery
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- True or False? Fiction texts only report factual information based on real events.
- True
- False ✓
- Based on their front covers, which of the following texts are likely to be poetry collections?
On the Move: Poems about Migration ✓
Oliver Twist
Hot like Fire and Other Poems ✓
Asha and the Spirit Bird
- What is a suitable definition of a theme?
- a feeling of nervousness, excitement or fear
- a page displaying the text title, author and publisher.
- a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a story ✓
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- Which of the following are genres of text?
- historical fiction ✓
- non-fiction ✓
- newspaper
- fairy tale ✓
- magazine
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Exit quiz
- True or False? 'The Unforgotten Coat' is a fictional text.
- True ✓
- False
- Which settings are described in the text?
- London, England
- Bootle, England ✓
- Xanadu, Mongolia ✓
- Olgiy, Mongolia
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- Sequence the following events from the text into chronological order.
- 1⇔Chingis and Nergui choose Julie as their guide - someone who will help them.
- 2⇔While visiting Julie’s home, Chingis makes a dough figure.
- 3⇔Chingis leaves school during the day. He runs away with his brother.
- 4⇔Chingis is no longer in class. His family have been deported.
- Match the keywords to their definitions.
- novella⇔a text that is longer than a short story but shorter than a novel ✓
- nomad⇔a member of a community or tribe that has no permanent settlement ✓
- immigration⇔the act of moving to a foreign country, permanently ✓
- Which of the following themes can be identified in 'The Unforgotten Coat'?
- friendship ✓
- family ✓
- good vs. evil
- empathy ✓
- death
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- Match the theme to how it is conveyed in the text.
- immigration⇔Chingis and his family are deported. ✓
- belonging⇔Chingis uses photographs of Bootle to remind him of his home country. ✓
- kindness⇔Julie is happy to help Chingis and Nergui settle into school ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The text is told from the perspective of Julie; she reflects on her time in Year 6 when Chingis joined her class.
- Chingis is a young boy who, along with his brother Nergui, immigrates from Mongolia to Liverpool.
- The text explores the rich history of Chingis’ home country, its landscape and nomadic culture.
- A theme is a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a story; identifying themes within a text involves inference.
- Julie begins to understand the challenges that Chingis and his family face in trying to remain in the country.
Common misconception
Pupils may not realise that there are multiple answers to open-ended or personal reflection questions.
Encourage pupils to refer to the text as they discuss the questions. If a pupils' perspective can be justified by evidence in the text, it is a valid response.
Keywords
Novella - a fictional narrative that is longer than a short story but shorter than a full-length novel
Nomad - a member of a community or tribe that has no permanent settlement
Theme - a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a story
Immigration - the act of moving to a foreign country with the intention of living there permanently
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