Thinking from Lulu's perspective and asking questions
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can think from characters’ perspectives and ask characters questions.
Key learning points
- A character's facial expressions and actions help infer how they feel, such as when Lulu is told she can have a cat
- Asking questions to the character helps to consider key events and themes
- Illustrations can offer clues as to how characters might feel or what might happen next
- Thinking from a character's perspective helps us to understand the story better.
Keywords
Perspective - point of view
Illustration - a picture in a book
Theme - a big idea or message that is important in a text
Facial expression - a way of communicating emotion through the face
Question - a type of simple sentence that asks the reader for an answer and ends with a question mark
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to generate questions.
When you are modelling, model the 'wondering' thought process and discuss what you want to know about, referring to why character's did certain things and how they felt at certain points.
Teacher tip
Provide hooks by acting as the characters and using props when answering the children's questions as if you are hot-seating. In the first learning cycle, the children play these roles in a more scaffolded way, making it easier for them to respond in character.
Equipment
You will need a copy of the 2018 Alanna Max edition of 'Lulu Gets a Cat' by Anna McQuinn.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these is a character in the story ‘Lulu Gets a Cat’?
Q2.What is another word for 'pictures' in story books?
Q3.Which adjectives could you use to describe Lulu during the story?
Q4.Put the main events in the story in the correct order.
Q5.Match each key term to its example from the story 'Lulu Gets a Cat'
Lulu
Lulu's house
Lulu shows she is able to look after a real cat
Q6.Which of these help us to understand what is happening in a story?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these are questions?
Q2.Which of these words would you use if you were speaking from your own perspective about yourself?
Q3.Which adjective best describes how Lulu might feel when her mum says she can get a real cat?
Q4.Imagine you are the cat. How do you feel when Lulu reads you stories and you snuggle on her lap?
Q5.Match each question to the appropriate example answer.
I like playing with a ball of string.
I like sleeping on Lulu's lap.
I am called Makeda.
Q6.Imagine you are Lulu. How will you show your mum you are ready to get a real cat?
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The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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