making a guess using what we already know

Exploring illustrations in 'Lulu Gets a Cat'

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Reading and responding to 'Lulu Gets a Cat' by Anna McQuinn

The theme of responsibility in 'Lulu Gets a Cat'

Thinking from Lulu's perspective and asking questions

Using non-fiction texts to recall and learn facts

Differences between fiction and non-fiction texts

Writing facts

Writing instructions

Writing facts in an information page

Writing an information report with commands

In this unit, pupils learnt to write descriptive sentences about characters. In 'Paddington', pupils will build on this by joining two simple ideas together using 'and'.

In 'Anna Hibiscus', pupils were introduced to expanded noun phrases to describe characters and settings. In this unit, pupils will build on this as well as use commas in a list. 

In this unit, pupils will use the book 'Lulu Gets a Cat' as a springboard to learning about non-fiction information texts on cats. Pupils will compare fiction and non-fiction texts before learning how to write statement and command sentences for an information page about looking after cats.

Looking after pets: reading and writing

What is the title of the story we have been looking at?

Using the illustrations, what do you think Lulu is most interested in?

Looking at the illustrations, which of these statements do you think is true?

Match each term to its example from the story 'Lulu Gets a Cat'.

Which of these adjectives could you use to describe Lulu on the front cover?

What can you use to make a prediction about a story?

The __________ is where a story takes place. 

The __________ is what happens in a story.

A prediction is an explanation of the main events of a story.

A prediction is a sensible guess about what might happen using what we know.

A prediction is guessing what a story is about without thinking about it. 

They can give us clues about the characters and the setting of the story.

Why are illustrations helpful when making predictions?

a person who draws the pictures or images for a story

Exploring illustrations in 'Lulu Gets a Cat'

Lesson outcome