Starter quiz
- What is an author?
- a person responsible for crafting the words that make up a text ✓
- a person responsible for creating the pictures or artwork that make up a text
- a person who translates a text from one language into another
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- What is the role of an illustrator?
- a person responsible for crafting the words that make up a text
- a person responsible for creating the pictures or artwork that make up a text ✓
- a person who translates a text from one language into another
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- A character is ... ?
- where the story takes place
- what happens in the story
- a person or an animal in a story ✓
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- Order the following parts of a story.
- 1⇔opening
- 2⇔build up
- 3⇔climax
- 4⇔resolution
- True or False? Illustrated chapter books contain both words and illustrations.
- True ✓
- False
Match the following information from this illustrated chapter book.- author⇔Atinuke ✓
- illustrator⇔Onyinye Iwu ✓
- title⇔Too Small Tola ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the following keywords with their definitions.
- illustrated chapter book⇔a longer fictional text with illustrations ✓
- form⇔the way that a text can be presented ✓
- theme⇔a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a story ✓
- Who is the author of 'Varjak Paw'?
- 'SF Said' ✓
- Match the theme with its most suitable definition.
- friendship⇔caring about someone and helping each other out ✓
- difference⇔not being the same as someone or something else ✓
- loyalty⇔sticking by someone's side and being there for them no matter what ✓
- Order the following events in the order that they occur in the text.
- 1⇔The Contessa unexpectedly dies
- 2⇔Varjak climbs the tree and heads off on a dangerous journey to the city
- 3⇔Varjak meets Tam and Holly who feel sorry for him
- 4⇔Varjak takes on Sally Bones and her gang
- 5⇔Varjak frees the cats captured by the Gentlemen
- Which of the following are features of an illustrated chapter book?
- frequent illustrations throughout the text ✓
- text written in poetic forms
- long extracts of text
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- True or False? Illustrations have to always show what is written by the author.
- True
- False ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- 'Varjak Paw' is in the form of an illustrated chapter book, combining words and illustration.
- Varjak Paw is a Mesopotamian Blue Kitten and has never left home.
- During the text, Varjak must leave his home and family and has to survive on his own.
- One of the most prominent themes is identity; identity is who you are and what makes you unique.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that illustrations always depict exactly what is mentioned in the words the author writes.
Show examples throughout the illustrated chapter book where the illustrations add in additional details, for example, the depiction of a car on pages 90 and 91.
Keywords
Illustrated chapter book - An illustrated chapter book is a longer fictional text with illustrations to support and develop understanding.
Form - Form is the way that a text can be presented.
Theme - A theme is a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a story.
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