Characters and plot in the story 'Ada Twist, Scientist'
I can talk about the characters and plot in the story "Ada Twist, Scientist" to make a prediction.
Characters and plot in the story 'Ada Twist, Scientist'
I can talk about the characters and plot in the story "Ada Twist, Scientist" to make a prediction.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Predictions about the plot can be made using the front cover, title, illustrations and what we know
- A front cover shares the title, "Ada Twist, Scientist", the author, Andrea Beaty and illustrations
- Sometimes, authors write a range of books with similarities
- Looking at other books by the same author can help us to make links
- Front covers and our own interests help us to decide which books we'd most like to read
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to link their own knowledge of the world to the texts to support their predictions.
Link the titles of the texts to what you have done in school, e.g. 'We drew symbols in our science experiment', 'A president is someone who leads something like our headteacher or the pupil council' etc.
Keywords
Character - a person or animal in a story
Plot - what happens in a story
Prediction - making a guess using what we know
Illustration - a picture in a book
Author - an author is responsible for crafting the words that make up a text.
Equipment
You will need a copy of the 2016 Abrams Books for Young Readers edition of 'Ada Twist, Scientist' by Andrea Beaty.
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
name of something, such as a story
a person who writes the words of a story
a person who draws the pictures in a story
the drawings in a story
Exit quiz
6 Questions
'Ada Twist, Scientist'
Andrea Beaty
a little girl with science goggles and a boy looking confused
David Roberts
scientist
teacher of the year
engineer
future prez