The Firework Maker's Daughter - Learning Objectives

The learning objectives for Year 3 students in Summer Term 2 revolve around the core texts "The Firework Maker's Daughter" by Phillip Pullman and "Fireworks" by James Reeves. These texts serve as a gateway to explore various subjects, including Science, with a focus on rocks and soils, and Geography, through the lens of natural disasters. The unit's written outcomes aim for students to retell a significant event from the protagonist Lila's perspective, such as her journey up the mountain and her encounter with the fire god. They will also create instructional texts on making fireworks, information texts about rocks, soils, and volcanoes, and compose list poems on fireworks.

Reading objectives target the students' ability to infer characters' feelings, thoughts, and motives, and to understand themes, settings, and language choices within the texts. Discussions will encourage students to give opinions using Standard English and to consider multiple interpretations of poems, enhancing understanding through performance techniques like intonation and volume. Writing objectives emphasize planning, vocabulary selection, character development, and structuring text, with a focus on improving writing through proofreading. Grammar objectives include the use of complex sentences, past perfect tense, direct speech, and temporal language to enhance the narrative flow. These objectives are designed to foster critical thinking, creative expression, and a deeper appreciation of literature and its connection to other subjects.