Chapters 1–3 ‘A few days after the fire, I saw Beth walking through the rec with a thick black sports bag over her shoulder. Harry trailed close behind, pulling a grey wheeled suitcase. It bounced across the uneven turf. He raised two fingers at me. I didn’t know where they were going or where they’d been.’ (page 16) Activity: Create a storyboard to show what has happened in the story so far. • Re-read Chapters 1–3 if you need to • Plan how many events in the story you can show in the number of boxes there are on the storyboard • Choose a style in which to present your work – you could use a comic strip approach with cartoon pictures and short captions; you could use stick figures to draw the story; you could choose just to use words to briefly summarise each section into one sentence Use the storyboard on the next sheet.
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Discussion points: Who is the narrator of the story? How do you know? When does the author first introduce the reader to the main character’s name? How does Dylan feel about Beth and the fire? How does the author show you this?
KS2 English NC links Pupils should be taught to: • Understand what they read by summarising the main ideas drawn from more than one paragraph and identifying key details that support the main idea • Predict what might happen from details stated and implied
KS3 English NC links Pupils should be taught to: • Develop an appreciation and love of reading, and read increasingly challenging material independently through choosing and reading books independently for challenge, interest and enjoyment • Read critically through studying setting, plot and characterisation, and the effects of these