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On the Shoulders of Giants: create your own horse story Primary Middle Secondary Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy
Teacher You are going to get your students to read one well known book and then create their own story. This strategy "On the Shoulders of Giants" is described here.
Students
1. You are going to use one well known book to create your own story. This strategy is called "On the Shoulders of Giants". To learn more about this strategy, read here.
You are to read ONE of the books listed in this blog: Top Twenty Horse Books for Children. This writer describes each book in detail so you will have a better idea of the plot of the story.
The books are:
2. "Standing on the shoulders of giants" is a metaphor wihich means: Using the understanding gained by major thinkers who have gone before in order to make intellectual progress (Source: Wikipedia)
You are to critically examine the literature in your book - you are critically read, think and analyse; the characters; plot; the perspective and impact; context, purpose and the function of your chosen book. You are to then write a story in the same way that your chosen author has written.
But this time, you are to add a horse groomer to your tale.
3. To help you understand the role of the Horse Groomer and what needs to be done to groom a horse, investigate the following website and use one of the steps within your story:
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