a theme is a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a text

The theme of responsibility in 'Lulu Gets a Cat'

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Exploring illustrations in 'Lulu Gets a Cat'

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

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

Summarising focuses on the __________ events in a story.

The cat was excited and raced around the house.

The cat jumped into Lulu's arms straight away.

The cat was nervous to be in a new place.

Which of these is true about Lulu's cat when they arrive at her house?

What are some of the places the characters go to in the story?

Lulu practises how to look after a cat with her pretend cat.

Lulu buys everything she needs for her cat.

Put the main events of the story in the correct order.

A __________ is a main idea or topic in the story.

What is one main theme in the story 'Lulu Gets a Cat'?

The author of 'Lulu Gets a Cat' is Lulu's mum.

The author of 'Lulu Gets a Cat' is Anna McQuinn.

Match these keywords to their definitions.

Which adjectives could describe how Lulu is feeling on the front cover of the story?

Where does Lulu go to learn more about cats?

Which of these does Lulu do in order to get ready for her cat?

The theme of responsibility in 'Lulu Gets a Cat'

Lesson outcome