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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Lesson 1

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - An Introduction and Chapter 1 

(14-slide editable PowerPoint-based teaching resource with worksheets) 

This differentiated Year 6 teaching resource provides an introduction to the context, themes, plot and main character of Mark Haddon's novel.

After completing a differentiated Do Now activity, learners undertake a worksheet that introduces them to autism and Asperger’s Syndrome and what these concepts might mean for the narrator, Christopher Boone.

Learners then complete a range of differentiated questions in response to the first chapter. 

The lesson concludes with a true or false activity that assesses learners’ understanding of the lesson’s key ideas. 

Suggested answers are provided for all tasks. 

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