Yr4 The Firework Makers Daughter

Date: 8th Nov 2022 @ 12:01pm

“The Firework Markers Daughter” by Philip Pullman.

Today we discussed the themes of the book and where the children were in the story so far.  The children then made predictions based on what they thought would happen next in the story.

We examined the main characters and their relationship with each other and looked at the dilemmas posed in the book by these main characters.

After this discussion, they were split up in to groups. 

Each group was given a one of the following dilemmas- “Should Lila go to the Merapi the fire mountain and meet Razvani the fire fiend?”  OR,  “Should Hamlet (the white elephant) and Chulak go to bring back Lila from Merapi the fire mountain?'

Each group discussed pros and cons to both dilemmas.

Using 'Conscience Alley', (a drama technique used to explore the mindset of a character in the moment of crisis or dilemma) Lila and Chulak in turn went down the line and heard what each side said. They then came up with their own decision, based on the arguments placed by the sides. Excellent work from everyone in Yr4.