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Friend or Foe

The perfect accompaniment to a topic on World War 2, Friend or Foe is another of Morpurgo's finest reads that have captured the imaginations of so many children studying this period in time.

Blurb
Evacuated from London, David and Tucky feel like the war is a long way away from their new life in the Devon countryside.  Then one night the skyline of the moor is lit up with gun flashes, and the distant crump of bombing miles away brings the war back to them and shatters their new-found peace.

http://michaelmorpurgo.com/books/friend-or-foe 
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Display Lettering: Michael Morpurgo full A4 letters with Friend or Foe image (David and Tucky) as a fill effect.
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Lesson Ideas

Chapter 1-
​Introducing David

Central to the story, our protagonist David will take us on a journey out of London during World War 2. We spend the first session getting to grips with David, his mother and his best friend Tucky.
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Chapter 2-
​Making Predictions

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Chapter 2-
​Character Description

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Chapter 2-
Mr Reynolds

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After our lesson on Mr Reynolds, I asked my class to see if they could go one step further and record their viewpoint in a video. One of my pupils uploaded their ideas into a YouTube account and created a QR code for display.
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Chapter 2-
​Kahoot Comprehension

Login in to Kahoot and search for: 'Friend or Foe Chapter 2' by birchc87

The Kahoot quizzes have been incredibly engaging particularly for the boys in the class. Their attention to the text during our shared reading time has increased dramatically. The competitive element keeps all interested.

Chapter 1 & 2-
​A5 Summary Booklets

Having completed the first two chapters, it was well worth stopping and just gauging where the pupils were with their understanding and their identification of the key moments in the text so far.

Chapter 3-
​David's New Life

After evacuating to the countryside, David and Tucky's lives are very different- but in what ways? Surprisingly it seems, there are as many positives as there are negatives. Add your ideas to the working wall with post-its!
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Chapter 4-
The Officer

During this session, we discussed what we thought of the officer and why he and Mr Reynolds did not discuss the matter with David and Tucky? Why were they ignored even though they saw what happened?
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Chapter 4-
The River

We extracted some of the key language from this chapter and discussed the effect of language used by Morpurgo on the author and how we might read the text as a result. We enjoyed reading sections out loud too.

Chapter 5-
​Help or Not?

David and Tucky are finally reunited. But who has saved David from the river? This session focuses on the moral and mental battle of whether to help the German bombers or not? They saved David's life but they are the enemy.
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Chapter 6-
​Letter to Mother

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Chapter 5 & 6- Higher Order Questioning

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Chapter 7-
Playscripts

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Chapter 7-
​Setting Descriptions

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Chapter 7 & 8-
Questions Unanswered

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Chapter 8-
​Western Morning News

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Chapter 8-
​Emotions Graph

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Chapter 8-
​Friend or Foe?

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A group of Year Six girls role-play a section of Chapter 4 from Friend or Foe. This is the scene where David and Tucky try to explain to Ann what has happened the previous night. In walks Mr Reynolds who needs to know if what they are saying is true. Ann's hidden nationality is also finally revealed. Running Time: 4 minutes 33 seconds.
I would like to remind all visitors to this website that all pages on this site are copyright protected, unless stated. Where content has been used from other sources (namely the DSCF, DFES or DFE), I take no credit whatsoever. Most importantly, this site is for the use and enjoyment of all children, parents, guardians, carers and teachers who are involved in Key Stage 2 Literacy. Please use the resources/ideas as you need without replicating them for your own gains.
Chris Birch 2011-2020
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    • Narrative/Stories >
      • Myths, Legends and Fables >
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