The Eagle Who Thought He Was A Chicken: characters and problems

In this lesson, we will hear a new story, 'The Eagle Who Thought He Was a Chicken'. Then we will think about our understanding of the story by creating a story matrix.

In this lesson, we will memorise our new story, 'The Eagle Who Thought He Was a Chicken' by hearing it, mapping it, stepping it and speaking it.

In this lesson, we will explore the problem in our story when Brother Eaglet begins to realise he is not a chicken. We will explore the problem by interviewing the farmer, Mother Hen and the owl. We will be the interviewer and act as the owl.

In this lesson, we will learn about the past progressive tense and write sentences about our story in this tense.

In this lesson, we will read a new story about the two eagles and make predictions about what will happen next.

In this lesson, we will 'hot-seat' the chick to build our empathy for his problem. We will then write thought bubbles for each stage of the chick's problem to truly understand why this problem matters.

In this lesson, we will start to explore the concept of consequences. We will use a toolkit to read as a writer to develop our understanding of how writers create problems that matter.

In this lesson, we will write the first stage of our story problem - when the owl laughs at the chick and tells him that he is in fact an eagle. We will write about the difficulty the chick encounters, think about possible consequences and consider the chick's thoughts and feelings. We will end with questions to prompt us to consider the wider learning from the story.

In this lesson, we will write the second stage of our story problem - when the chick is flying on the owl's back. We will write about the difficulty the chick encounters, think about possible consequences and consider the chick's thoughts and feelings.

In this lesson, we will write the third stage of our story problem and our solution. We will really delve deeply into exploring the chick's journey with his self esteem and identity.