a story which is made up or imagined and involves magical elements

to pull out the key events and ideas from the text

the order of events within a narrative that gives it a coherent and engaging flow

Engaging with 'The Borrowers'

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Understanding the setting and characters in 'The Borrowers'

Describing the setting in 'The Borrowers'

Discussing a section of 'The Borrowers'

Planning a section of a narrative based on 'The Borrowers'

Writing a section of a narrative based on 'The Borrowers'

Editing a section of narrative writing based on 'The Borrowers'

Discussing a section of 'The Borrowers' (part 2)

Planning a section of a narrative based on 'The Borrowers' (part 2)

Writing a section of a narrative based on 'The Borrowers' (part 2)

Presenting a narrative based on 'The Borrowers'

In this unit, pupils learn to use a range of fronted adverbials and adverbial clauses to add descriptive detail. In 'A Christmas Carol', pupils will learn to write a short narrative from a film. 

In 'The Firework Maker's Daughter', pupils developed the skill of writing speech, including using adverbs to describe the speech in further detail. In this unit, pupils will learn to use a range of fronted adverbials and adverbial clauses to add descriptive detail.

In this unit, pupils explore 'The Borrowers' through reading and writing activities. They sequence key events, analyse the setting and characters and write a descriptive setting piece. Pupils also plan, write, and edit sections of the build-up, developing their narrative writing skills.

'The Borrowers': narrative writing and reading

What type of text is ‘The Borrowers’?

Who is the author of ‘The Borrowers’?

When was ‘The Borrowers’ first published?

True or false? 'The Borrowers' is a story about giant people who live in an English house.

items they have borrowed from the human “beans” upstairs

items they have been gifted by the human “beans”

What is the Clock's family home made from?

A lady called Mrs May tells a little girl called Kate about the Borrowers.

Pod gets “seen”. Homily decides that Arrietty should be allowed to go borrowing.

On this trip, Arrietty encounters “Boy” in the garden and they become friends.

The human “beans” realise their things are going missing.

Mrs Driver hires a rat catcher to catch the Borrowers, but they escape.

The story ends as it began: with Mrs May and Kate sewing their quilt.

writing that always gives true information

the main character in a story and the one whom the plot revolves around

Complete the sentence: An __________ is a person who writes books.

Which of the following are examples of **genre**?

a literary genre that builds suspense and plot for the reader to solve

a genre in which a fictional plot takes place in a real historical setting

a genre of fiction involving magical elements, set in an imaginary world

Select the correct definition for the genre of 'fantasy'.

taking something without permission and with no intention of returning it

taking something that belongs to someone else with the intention of returning it

paying for something to gain permanent ownership of it

What is the correct definition of to 'borrow'?

Engaging with 'The Borrowers'

Lesson outcome