Introduction to the story 'Leaf'
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Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can make a prediction using evidence from the text.
Key learning points
- 'Leaf' is a fiction text where all of the characters are animals with voices.
- Making predictions means deciding what you think will happen in a story using illustration and the text as evidence.
- Fiction books can be based on a real life issue or event, e.g. climate change.
- Developing deeper understanding of 'Leaf' can allow us to learn important lessons from the story.
- One person's prediction or the lesson they interpret may be different to another person's.
Keywords
Fiction - a story that is made up or imagined
Prediction - deciding what you think might happen next in a story
Character - a person or animal in a story
Illustration - a picture in a book, drawn by an artist
Common misconception
Pupils may not know that a fiction text can be based on real themes, events and issues.
Explain to the children that although the story 'Leaf' is a made up story, it is based on the real-life issue of climate change.
Teacher tip
Support the children to find out more about the impact of climate change on animals like polar bears who are forced to travel further and further to find food as the ice diminishes.
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