Linking to personal experiences and feelings in 'Don't Cross the Line!'
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Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can understand the themes in the story and link them to my own personal experiences.
Key learning points
- A theme is a big idea, topic or message that appears in a story.
- Themes in a story are used to convey deeper meaning and messages to the reader.
- Readers can interpret themes and their importance in a story in different ways.
- 'Don't Cross the Line!' explores the themes of authority, rule-breaking, identity and collaboration.
- Stories can create a personal response linked to the reader's own views or personal experiences.
Keywords
Theme - a big idea, topic or message that appears in a story
Authority - the power or right to give orders
Hierarchy - how people are organised according to importance and authority
Collaboration - the action of working together
Challenge - to disagree with or object to something
Common misconception
Children may think that breaking rules is always a bad thing.
Help the children to understand appropriate examples of when breaking rules or challenging authority is appropriate.
Teacher tip
Widen the discussion around challenging authority to link it to current world affairs that the children may have heard about.
Equipment
You need a copy of the 2017 Gecko Press edition of ‘Don’t Cross the Line!’ by Isabel Minhós Martins and Bernardo P. Carvalho for this lesson.
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