9. Jim… who ran away

English Lessons

Today we are going to examine the poem in a bit more detail.

to explore a cautionary tale
to identify features used by writers
to record our findings with relevant evidence

Make a list of the sort of warnings that parents give their children.

Thinking back to the poem we read last lesson, what warning do you think Jim’s parents would give?

What is a cautionary tale?

cautionary tale: “a story that gives a warning”

For example, “Frankenstein” is a cautionary tale about the dangers of science.

The Frankenstein Story. (2:26 minutes long)

Is the poem about “Jim, the boy who ran away” a cautionary tale? (Explain your answer…)

What do we mean by “the moral of the story”?

Morals are what you believe to be right and wrong.

Your morals are your ideas about right and wrong, especially how you should act and treat other people.

If moral is used as an adjective, it means good, or ethical.

So, the moral of a story is the lesson that story teaches about how to behave in the world. It is a teaching the author is trying to present.

The moral of a story usually revolves around the story’s theme. (The theme is the element of the story which carries the central idea in a story.)

In groups, you are going to explore the text of the poem about “Jim, the boy who ran away”. You are going to examine how it had been put together by the writer.