Blue Group - Reading Narratives Resource: Rainbow Duckling (Read About, Think About Book 1)

Blue Group  -  Reading Narratives

Resource: Rainbow Duckling (Read About, Think About Book 1)

WALT read and understand how narratives are written. (Structure and language features used in writing stories)

Knowledge Questions:

1. What did the little yellow duckling find next to the tractor?The duckling found a very small pond,the size of a saucepan lid.
2. Why had the farmer’s wife been using dye on the table cloth?The wife used dye on the old tablecloth to change the old dull colour into a light blue colour.
3. What did the crushed blackberries look like on the duckling?The crushed berries looked like buttons on the rainbow duckling.

Comprehension Questions:

    4. At the start, how did the mother duck feel about her duckling?Proud How do you know?Because the mother duck said “You are the finest duckling who ever paddled in this farm pond”.

    5.   Was the mother duck happy with how the duckling looked after his adventure?No How do

          you know?Because she said crossed “Who turned my lovely little dandelion-yellow duckling into a patchwork rug.

    6.   Was the duckling happy with the way he looked after his adventure?Yes How do you know?Because he said he looks different.

Application Questions

    7.   Could this be a true story?Yes Give a reason for your answer.Because it sounds true by the colours,ducklings and effects of the story.

    8.   What question would you ask the duckling about his adventure?Was it more fun than trying to prank your sister into getting free Mcdonalds hahaha

Thinking beyond:

Analysis: How else do you think this story might have ended?The mother duck should’ve joined the little duckling and share joy with the baby duckling.

Synthesis: Change the story so that after all the duckling’s adventures he somehow, by accident, goes home clean to his mother.The duckling had went for his great adventure and he didn’t want to get in trouble from the mother duck might growl again when he walked inside with his muddy feet and colourful feathers

Evaluation: Do you believe the way somebody looks is very important? Explain your answer.

Hands on: Make a cartoon strip of the story so far and then illustrate two conclusions to the story - one happy and one sad.