Expressing an opinion about events and themes in ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’

English

Exploring the genre of fairy tales in 'Jack and the Beanstalk'

Character description of the giant in 'Jack and the Beanstalk'

Character description of Jack in 'Jack and the Beanstalk'

Thinking from different perspectives: 'Jack and the Beanstalk'

Retelling 'Jack and the Beanstalk' and using a story mountain

Writing the beginning of a story, introducing character and setting: 'Jack and the Beanstalk'

Writing the middle, building suspense: 'Jack and the Beanstalk'

Writing the end of the story, building suspense: 'Jack and the Beanstalk'

In this unit, pupils wrote a fictional narrative with a beginning, middle and end in the past tense. In 'School Trip Recount', pupils will write a personal, non-fiction recount from their own experience with a beginning, middle and end in chronological order. 

In 'Wild', pupils wrote a descriptive narrative using adverbs of time. In this unit, pupils will build on this by writing a fictional narrative including adverbs of time and manner. 

'Jack and the Beanstalk': reading and writing

What things did Jack take from the giant’s castle?

Which of the following sentences is an opinion?

Complete this sentence: Looking at __________ can help us understand how a character might feel.

because she tells Jack off for buying magic beans.

because he steals things that don’t belong to him.

because he chases after Jack shouting and stomping.

Match the opinion and reason that best fit together.

Which of these are characters from the story 'Jack and the Beanstalk'?

What does the old man sell Jack at the market?

Identify some of the key features of fairy tales.

Which adjective describes how Jack and his mother feel at the beginning of the story?

Expressing an opinion about events and themes in ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’

Lesson outcome