a generalised and often unfair or untrue belief about a particular group of people or things

to draw conclusions from clues within the text

Exploring character relationships in 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'

English

In this unit, pupils learnt to write a diary entry from a character's perspective with heightened emotions from a fictional context. In 'Into the Forest', pupils will learn to develop their skills of writing a diary from a fictional character's perspective. 

In 'The Journey' unit, pupils learned how to convey character's emotion in a diary using informal tone and language in the first person. In this unit, pupils will continue to develop their skills of conveying emotion through writing. 

Pupils explore the text's opening by summarising events and using inference to understand character traits and relationships. They identify Lila's emotions in the opening and use empathy to develop thoughts that convey these. Pupils then plan and write a diary entry from Lila's perspective.

'The Firework Maker's Daughter': reading and diary writing

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Complete the following sentence: Lila and Lalchand's relationship is ...

in disagreement or opposition to one another

He doesn't think it is an appropriate job for a girl.

He thinks her mother wouldn't have approved.

Why doesn't Lalchand want Lila to be a firework-maker?

a generalised & often unfair belief about a certain group of people or things.

She defied him and challenged the stereotype.

How did Lila respond to her father's views?

Retrieve the exact words they said to one another.

Use clues within the text to make inferences.

How can we draw greater conclusions about Lila and Lalchand's relationship?

What kind of text is 'The Firework-Maker's Daughter'?

What is the name of the author of 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'?

What is the name of the main character in the story?

Lalchand and Lila had a fight about her future.

Lalchand agreed to let Lila become a firework-maker.

Lalchand told Chulak the secret to firework-making.

How did Chapter 1 of 'The Firework-Maker's Daughter' end?

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Exploring character relationships in 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.