the point of view where the narrator of the story is the ‘I’ character, providing a personal account of events or experiences

the information from a text that can support or justify our reasoning

a conclusion drawn from information and evidence in a text.

Gathering evidence about characters and their relationships

English

Inferring characters’ thoughts and motives

Exploring relationships and perspectives

Making comparisons

Exploring concepts and themes in 'A Kind of Spark'

In 'A Kind of Spark’ pupils explored characterisation through the lens of a neurodiverse individual. In ’When the Sky Falls’, pupils will explore a historical setting through the perspective of a young boy.

In 'Girl of Ink and Stars’ pupils read a narrative with a strong-willed, female protagonist in a magical setting. In ’A Kind of Spark’ pupils read through the lens of a female protagonist in a contemporary, modern Scottish setting.

In this unit, pupils read and explore the novel, 'A Kind of Spark'. They gather evidence about the characters by inferring from the text and compare characters both within and between texts. Finally, pupils explore the key concepts and themes from the text.

'A Kind of Spark': reading

Depiction or discussion of distress or humiliation e.g. bullying.

Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying

talking to a professional about your feelings

Some autistic people find loud noises and bright lights overwhelming. 

Addie is a example of a typical autistic person. 

Some autistic people may perform actions repetitively. 

Are these statements true or false? Select the true ones.

Which of the characters below does Addie have positive relationships with so far? 

Which of the following are true of Keedie? 

Which of the following locations is Addie most comfortable in? 

Which of these pronouns are used to show a first person perspective? 

Which sentence is written in the first person? 

What can we infer from the following sentence? 'The boy stood up with grit on his bloody knees and tears streaming down his face.'

The girl is worried about what is about to happen. 

What can we infer from the following sentence? 'There was a knock on the door and the girl froze, looking pale.'

Which of the following might be pieces of evidence an author uses to show us that a character is angry?

Gathering evidence about characters and their relationships

Lesson outcome

Content guidance