'The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane': book club
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Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on the prior unit, 'Varjak Paw', where pupils explored an illustrated chapter book. In this unit, pupils will develop their understanding of the features of an illustrated chapter book, through exploration of a narrative containing themes of love, compassion and loss. Pupils will discuss friendships and relationships between the characters. This unit prepares pupils for the future unit, 'The Unforgotten Coat', where they will revisit the importance of friendship and love in the context of a nomad/refugee's experiences of migrating to England.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ability to decode text fluently at an age-appropriate level.
- Ability to infer meaning from a text.
- Identify how meaning is enhanced through the author's choice of language.
- Narratives can take different forms.
Threads
Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on the prior unit, 'Varjak Paw', where pupils explored an illustrated chapter book. In this unit, pupils will develop their understanding of the features of an illustrated chapter book, through exploration of a narrative containing themes of love, compassion and loss. Pupils will discuss friendships and relationships between the characters. This unit prepares pupils for the future unit, 'The Unforgotten Coat', where they will revisit the importance of friendship and love in the context of a nomad/refugee's experiences of migrating to England.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ability to decode text fluently at an age-appropriate level.
- Ability to infer meaning from a text.
- Identify how meaning is enhanced through the author's choice of language.
- Narratives can take different forms.
Reading, writing & oracy
'The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane': book club
In this unit, pupils explore and discuss the illustrated chapter book, 'The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane'. They share their opinion on the text and explore the key themes of love, compassion and loss. Finally, pupils make connections and recommendations for two other texts.
2 lessons in unit
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