The opening of a story establishes the setting, introduces key characters and sets the tone, creating the foundation for the narrative.

Fiction is when authors create made up stories with characters, places and adventures which did not happen in real life.

To summarise means to pull out the key events and ideas from the text.

Story structure refers to the order of events within a narrative that gives it a coherent and engaging flow.

Engaging with 'The Sheep Pig'

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Building comprehension of 'The Sheep Pig' through rich discussions

Understanding character relationships in 'The Sheep Pig'

Reading 'The Sheep Pig' and discussing a turning point

In 'The Sheep Pig’, pupils developed their understanding of characterisation and sequential narrative plot structure. In ’The Iron Man’, pupils will read and listen to another narrative and will discuss the plot, themes and characterisation.

In ’Anansi and the Antelope Baby’, pupils read and listened to a traditional tale. They made predictions about the plot and developed and understanding of character. In ’The Sheep Pig’, pupils will read and listen to a more complex narrative and will discuss characterisation in more details.

In this unit, pupils read and explore the classic narrative 'The Sheep Pig'. They use retrieval and inference to develop their comprehension of the text. Finally, pupils identify the turning point in the story, marking the change in direction of the plot and discussing how this affects the story.

'The Sheep Pig': reading

True or False? Dick King-Smith often wrote stories about the relationships between humans and animals.

to pull out the key events and ideas from the text

the order of events within a narrative that helps it flow

the beginning of the story introducing setting and character

What does the **opening** of a story usually do?

What did Farmer Hogget have to guess correctly in order to win the pig at the fair?

How did the piglet react when Farmer Hogget picked him up to feel how much he weighed?

a text that contains facts and true information

Match the keyword to the correct definition.

Which of these might you find in a folklore story?

Which of these is a feature of non-fiction texts?

What is a **character** in a fiction text?

a person who writes the words that make up a text

a person who creates art or images that make up a text

Engaging with 'The Sheep Pig'

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