Characters in 'A Superhero Like You'
I can discuss characters and events in the story.
Characters in 'A Superhero Like You'
I can discuss characters and events in the story.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Thinking from the character's point of view helps to understand events in the story
- Re-reading the story is useful to remembering the key events
- This story's plot is based around introducing different characters
- Meeting these characters makes the reader reconsider what they define a 'superhero' as
- A job is what someone does for work
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to think from someone else's perspective.
Use the 'I do, We do' to model turning yourself into the character. You could include props or masks to support as well as providing the stem sentence.
Keywords
Character - a person or animal in a story
Plot - what happens in a story
Theme - a main idea that the writer wants to focus on
Point of view - imagining feelings or events from different people's experiences or thoughts
Equipment
You will need a copy of the 2020 Hodder Children's Books edition of 'A Superhero Like You' by Dr. Ranj.
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
what happens in the story
where a story takes place
a person or animal in a story
Exit quiz
6 Questions
children
animals
elderly people