Exploring the genre of fairy tales in 'Jack and the Beanstalk'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can name the features of a traditional tale.
Key learning points
- Traditional tales are stories that are retold again and again and can be retold in different ways.
- Some traditional tales have magical aspects such as magic beans or beanstalks.
- Traditional tales try to teach us a lesson about something.
- Traditional tales often have heroes and villains.
- Jack could be described as the hero or the villain from different perspectives.
Keywords
Traditional tale - stories that are retold again and again in different ways that often include fictional or magical aspects
Genre - a literary style with particular characteristics
Fiction - when authors create made up stories with characters, places and adventures which did not happen in real life.
Magical - made by magic
Character - a person or an animal in a story
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to compare fairy tales.
Use fairy tales that are relevant to your curriculum, including tales pupils already know well. If pupils know stories well, they will find it easier to make links and to spot other similar features.
Teacher tip
Provide lots of opportunities to re-read the whole story to the class. Retell the story how you would like them to write it - past tense, using descriptive language and using 'and' to join two ideas. Look at lessons 7-9 for examples.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What do we call the name of a book?
Q2.__________ is a type of story that is made up or imagined.
Q3.Match each word to its meaning.
a person or animal in a story
where the story takes place
what happens in the story
Q4.Match the main characters to the titles of these well-known stories.
'The Tiger Who Came to Tea'
'The Very Hungry Caterpillar'
'The Three Billy Goats Gruff'
Q5.Which of these characters is a hero?
Q6.Which of these characters is a villain?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Traditional tales are always …
Q2.What do fairy tales usually include?
Q3.Which of these are characters from the story 'Jack and the Beanstalk'?
Q4.Which of these is a setting in the story of 'Jack and the Beanstalk'?
Q5.Match each word to the correct example.
Giant
a castle in the clouds
Jack climbed the beanstalk
Q6.Identify the magical people, places and things in 'Jack and the Beanstalk'.
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