what you think and how you feel about the story and whether you liked it or not

the big idea or lesson that the author wants you to explore and understand through reading

a strong desire to know or learn something

the ability to do something that frightens you

Exploring themes in 'The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark'

English

Reading the opening of 'The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark'

Character, setting and plot in 'The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark'

Building comprehension of 'The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark'

Understanding character in 'The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark'

In The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark’, pupils read a linear narrative with an animal as the protagonist. In ’The Sheep Pig’, pupils will read another narrative where animals are the protagonists and will discuss the features of narrative writing in more detail.’

In The Wolf, The Duck and The Mouse’, pupils read and discussed a narrative story. In ’The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark’, children will read and listen to a more challenging narrative. They will infer meaning to build understanding.’

In this unit, pupils read and explore the text, 'The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark'. They use a range of strategies to build their understanding of the plot and the characters. Finally, they explore the key themes in the text and give a personal response.

'The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark': reading

True or false? Your personal response to a story should be the same as your partner's.

Match the character from the story to the word they used to describe the dark.

True or false? Plop changes his mind about the dark by the end of the story.

the big idea or lesson that the author wants you to explore 

Match the keywords to their correct definitions.

Select the themes that could be found in 'The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark'.

What type of text is 'The Owl Who was Afraid of the Dark'?

True or false? The author of 'The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark' is Jill Tomlinson.

True or false? Plop is just the same as every other barn owl.

Which of the following describe Plop's **appearance**?

Which of the following describe Plop's **personality**?

Exploring themes in 'The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark'

Lesson outcome