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Fictional Friends
SecondaryYear 7 - 8EnglishPersuasive writingText AnalysisEconomicIndustry, Innovation and InfrastructureSystems Thinking
Lesson Summary
This lesson is designed to be completed both independently by students and in groups. Students can complete many of the activities alone. However, the final activities require collaboration with other students, peers or with adults.
In this lesson, students learn the value of fictional characters for their social and emotional health. After identifying key benefits of ‘socialising’ with characters, students make connections between their world and the literary world of texts they enjoy. Students are supported to write a text that includes their favourite fictional character. Students are then encouraged to create literary communities, through discussions with friends, surveys and tips for starting a book club.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- learn to use images to portray the meanings of words
- learn to summarise through the use of guiding questions
- learn to use a character from a text in your own writing
- learn how to socialise through the use of texts.
Success criteria
Students can:
- transform a definition into images
- answer questions to create a summary
- use textual details to transfer a fictional character into your writing
- work with others to discuss and enjoy texts.
Lesson Guides and Printables
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