'The Firework Maker's Daughter': reading and diary writing
Why this, why now
Pupils explore the text's opening by summarising events and using inference to understand character traits and relationships. They identify Lila's emotions in the opening and use empathy to develop thoughts that convey these. Pupils then plan and write a diary entry from Lila's perspective.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
- Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
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'The Firework Maker's Daughter': reading and diary writing
Pupils explore the text's opening by summarising events and using inference to understand character traits and relationships. They identify Lila's emotions in the opening and use empathy to develop thoughts that convey these. Pupils then plan and write a diary entry from Lila's perspective.
9 lessons- Exploring emotions in the opening of 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'
- Writing the first diary entry based on 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'
- Exploring character relationships in 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'
- Engaging with the opening of 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'
- Analysing the features of a diary entry
- Developing a character profile for Lila from 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'
- Writing the second diary entry based on 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'
- Planning the first diary entry based on 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'
- Planning the second diary entry based on 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'