Developing a personal response to 'Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx'
I can develop my own response to 'Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx'.
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Developing a personal response to 'Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx'
I can develop my own response to 'Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx'.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- 'Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx' contains important themes relevant to traditional myths and modern life experiences
- A theme is a big idea, topic of message that recurs in a story.
- Marcy displays courage, integrity and resilience, among other qualities, in her quest.
- Readers can interpret a text, its themes and its meaning in different ways.
- Discussing books with others can deepen our understanding and allow us to develop our own views.
Keywords
Theme - a big idea, topic or message that recurs in a story
Interpretation - the process of understanding and assigning meaning to something
Perspective - a personal point of view or opinion
Discussion - the action or process of talking about something to exchange ideas
Common misconception
Children might think there is only one right answer to what message a story is trying to convey.
Authors understand that readers infer different meaning from their stories and are able to develop their own responses and opinions to them.
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You will need a copy of the 2019 Flying Eye Books edition of 'Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx', written and illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton, for this lesson.
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