Exploring the themes of 'Hansel and Gretel'
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Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can identify and justify the key themes in 'Hansel and Gretel'.
Key learning points
- A theme is a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a story.
- Readers can interpret the importance of themes, ideas and messages differently.
- 'Hansel and Gretel' explores a variety of themes linked to morality.
- Analysing themes can help us consider human morality and positively impact the people we want to be.
Keywords
Theme - a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a story
Recurring - when something appears repeatedly
Convey - to communicate a message to the reader directly or indirectly
Analyse - to examine something in detail in order to understand it
Justify - to show or prove something using evidence
Common misconception
Children might initially confuse the meaning and differences of genre and themes.
Although certain genres of text explore common themes, these themes can vary from text to text.
Teacher tip
Children could act out different scenes from the story in order to explore the themes in more detail.
Equipment
You need a copy of the 1981 Walker Books Ltd edition of 'Hansel and Gretel' by Anthony Browne.
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