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'Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover': reading

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  • Reading and writing texts that inform

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In this unit, pupils read and explore the narrative non-fiction text, 'Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover'. They explore the context of Mars and the rover mission and answer a range of comprehension questions. Finally, pupils identify and engage with the key themes in the text.

This unit uses and builds on the prior unit, 'Escape from Pompeii: reading', where pupils explored a historical fiction picturebook narrative. In this unit, pupils will read, discuss and explore a non-fiction picturebook narrative based on space exploration. Pupils will learn about Mars and the Curiosity rover mission by reading around the text and use this knowledge to engage effectively in the narrative. This unit prepares pupils for future unit, 'Shackleton's Journey: reading', where they will read, discuss and explore another non-fiction picturebook narrative based on real-life events.

  1. Understanding the context of 'Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover'
  2. Exploring the story 'Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover'
  3. Building comprehension of 'Curiosity' through rich discussion
  4. Reading around the text 'Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover'
  5. Exploring and engaging with themes in 'Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover'
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