Character, setting and plot in 'The Planet in a Pickle Jar'

English

In this unit, pupils read a story with rich vocabulary and detailed illustrations to convey a message about family and the environment. In 'Don't Cross the Line!', pupils will read a story with very few words so will rely on the illustrations and layout of the text to understand the plot and themes.

In 'The Wolf, The Duck and the Mouse', pupils had experience of reading and engaging with a rich, high quality text, exploring and understanding new vocabulary and discussing character perspective. In this unit, pupils will build on this by exploring new vocabulary used to describe setting and will read a story written from a child's perspective.

In this unit, pupils read the narrative text 'The Planet in a Pickle Jar'. They explore the rich vocabulary and detailed illustrations used in the text. Finally, they identify and discuss the key themes in the text, uncovering a message about family and the environment.

'The Planet in a Pickle Jar': book club

Who are the main characters in the story?

Which settings do we see explored through the illustrations within the story?

True or false? The illustrations show the same story as the narrative writing in the book.

by telling stories about magical creatures

by letting them play whatever they wanted

by explaining how the world's natural wonders are being damaged

How did the grandma captivate her grandchildren?

True or false? The grandma only protects the world's natural wonders in her jars.

They realised that she was an unkind person

They realised that she was far more interesting than they had thought

They realised that she was even more boring than they had thought

How did the grandchildren's perspective of their Grandma change throughout the story?

True or false? I can find out everything I need to know in a story through the words that are written.

Who is the author of 'The Planet in a Pickle Jar'?

True or false? A story always only has one setting.

Starter Quiz