Character, setting and plot in 'And Tango Makes Three'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explore the story through discussing the characters, setting and plot.
Key learning points
- 'And Tango Makes Three’ is a narrative fiction that is based on a true story.
- The main characters in the story are two boy penguins, one named Roy and one named Silo.
- The story is set inside Central Park Zoo in New York City.
- The plot follows the story of how Roy and Silo find a way to become parents and have their own family.
- Roy and Silo are the first family in the zoo to have two dads but they live and love just like all the other families.
Keywords
Character - a person or an animal in a story
Setting - where the story takes place
Plot - what happens in the story
Common misconception
Children might think that a narrative fiction is always a completely made up story.
Explain that authors often taken inspiration from real life events to develop narrative fiction texts.
Teacher tip
Use a story mountain with illustrations from the text to retell the story. Offer children an opportunity to sequence this and verbally retell the story to a partner.
Equipment
You will need a copy of the 2007 Simon & Schuster UK Ltd edition of ‘And Tango Makes Three’ by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell for this lesson.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is a narrative fiction?
Q2.What is a character in a story?
Q3.What is a setting in a story?
Q4.What is a plot in a story?
Q5.What is an illustration?
Q6.Order the following elements of a narrative correctly.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Who are the main characters in 'And Tango Makes Three'?
Q2.Where is the story of 'And Tango Makes Three' set?
Q3.How were Roy and Silo different to other couples in the penguin area?
Q4.What one thing could Roy and Silo not do like the other make and female couples?
Q5.How did the zookeeper realise that Roy and Silo wanted to have a baby?
Q6.How did Roy and Silo become parents?
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