- Year 1
Thinking from the girl's perspective in 'Wild'
You can retell the story 'Wild' from the girl's perspective.
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- Year 1
Thinking from the girl's perspective in 'Wild'
You can retell the story 'Wild' from the girl's perspective.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- This story will be told from the girl's perspective, using the words "I", "me" and "my".
- Thinking from someone else's perspective includes imagining how they might feel.
- Thinking from someone else's perspective includes imagining why they do certain things.
- Thinking from someone else's perspective includes imagining what they like or dislike.
- Facial expressions and movements help us understand what is happening in a story even when words have not been used.
Keywords
Character - a person or animal in a story
Emotions - feeling or mood
Perspective - a point of view
Expression - the ability to show emotions and feelings through facial movements, speech, gestures or body language
Common misconception
Pupils may say the incorrect pronouns or speak in the incorrect person.
Re-model sentences, emphasising the change of person "**I** lived in a magical, enchanted forest." and get the children to repeat.
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