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1. S
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Out of the yellow by James Roy

2. Personification in a text
Learning Intention
S To be able to define
personification
S To be able to recognise
personification in the
short story ‘Out of the
yellow’
Success Criteria
S I can define
personification
S I can recognise
examples of
personification in the
text

3. Key Vocabulary
S personification
S human qualities
S human traits
S inanimate objects

4. What is personification?
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5. Hook

6. GKR Activity
What does
the title tell
me?
What do I
predict the
text will be
about?
What can
the pictures
tell me?
What do I
already know
about this
topic?
What
words do
I expect
to see?
What
images come
to mind?
What will I
do as I
read?
S In table groups, discuss
what personification is
S Create your own
definition of
personification – record
it in your book

7. Read Aloud
S Using the HRLTP Read Aloud
strategy, we will read ‘Out of
the yellow’ together
S Remember the rules of
reading aloud – both as the
reader and the listener?
S Let’s take a few moments to
familiarise ourselves with the
story …

8. Activity
S While reading the story, use post it notes to mark the
examples of personification
S Once reading is finished, share the examples of
personification you located with your table group
S Record these examples in your book and choose one
example to illustrate
S Work on the illustration on your own or with a partner

9. Review
S My definition of
personification is …
S One example of
personification from the
story is …
S The learning actions I
used today were …