Develop your pupils’ ability to infer characters’ thoughts, feelings, and motives with this engaging, ready-to-use literacy resource built around the short animated film Glued. Through role play, guided questioning, and scene-by-scene analysis, students learn how to read emotional clues from actions, expressions, and body language.
What is included:
- Starter activity: Role play game with 12 common emotions to deepen understanding of non-verbal communication (facial expressions, tone, posture)
- Slide-by-slide lesson ActivInspire exploring inference using key moments from the film (PDF included).
- Detailed response sheet with time-stamped reflection prompts to track the mother’s emotional journey and justify inferences with evidence.
- Plenary discussion exploring the film’s themes (screen time, connection, family, balance)
Key features:
- Aligned with UK National Curriculum objectives for reading comprehension:
- “Explain and justify inferences with evidence from the text.”
- Highly interactive: mix of drama, visual media, and textual analysis
- Editable Word and ActivInspire files – fully customisable
- Perfect for KS2 learners
- Excellent for PSHE links around technology use and relationships
Perfect for:
- Whole-class English / literacy lessons
- Inference-focused guided reading
- Cover lessons or media-based learning
- Discussion-rich PSHE crossovers
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