'The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark': reading
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Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on pupils' understanding of narrative, which was explored in the prior unit 'The Wolf, The Duck and The Mouse'. Pupils will have the opportunity to read the text aloud, using and applying their developing phonic knowledge. The unit reviews strategies for retrieving and inferring information from the text and pupils will engage in rich discussions to support their comprehension around plot and characters. This unit prepares pupils for analysing characters in more depth, which is explored in 'The Sheep Pig' in Year 3.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Knowledge of the complete text, read independently or as a class.
- Some pleasure, motivation and interest in books.
- Opportunities to listen to a range of stories beyond a level at which they can read independently.
- Ability to express their likes and dislikes about a text.
- Ability to explain their opinion using 'because.'
- Ability to listen to and respond to other people's ideas, thoughts and opinions.
- Discussion about the use of rich vocabulary and their meanings.
Threads
Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on pupils' understanding of narrative, which was explored in the prior unit 'The Wolf, The Duck and The Mouse'. Pupils will have the opportunity to read the text aloud, using and applying their developing phonic knowledge. The unit reviews strategies for retrieving and inferring information from the text and pupils will engage in rich discussions to support their comprehension around plot and characters. This unit prepares pupils for analysing characters in more depth, which is explored in 'The Sheep Pig' in Year 3.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Knowledge of the complete text, read independently or as a class.
- Some pleasure, motivation and interest in books.
- Opportunities to listen to a range of stories beyond a level at which they can read independently.
- Ability to express their likes and dislikes about a text.
- Ability to explain their opinion using 'because.'
- Ability to listen to and respond to other people's ideas, thoughts and opinions.
- Discussion about the use of rich vocabulary and their meanings.
Reading, writing & oracy
'The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark': reading
In this unit, pupils read and explore the text, 'The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark'. They use a range of strategies to build their understanding of the plot and the characters. Finally, they explore the key themes in the text and give a personal response.
5 lessons in unit
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