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Describing characters by
looking for evidence in
the story
Katie Morag
What words could you use
to describe what Katie
Morag is like?
Some words may describe what she
looks like:-
red hair, wears a tartan
skirt and wellington
boots
We know that Katie Morag
has red hair and wears a
tartan skirt, from looking
at the pictures in the books.
What else can we say about
Katie Morag by looking at
the pictures?
Some words and pictures may
describe who is in her family:-
Her full name is Katie Morag Mc Coll.
Katie Morag is the eldest girl in the
family. She has a brother called Liam
and a new baby sister.
Her Grannie Island lives across
the bay and Katie Morag visits
her often.
Some words and pictures may
describe where she lives:-Katie Morag lives on the Island of Struay. She lives
above the Post office and Shop. Later on, when the
new pier is built, they build a Bistro.
Katie’s mum, Mrs Mc Coll is the post-mistress.
Her dad, Mr Mc Coll is the shop-keeper.
The Mc Coll’s have lots of pets, including
cats and dogs.
Some words and pictures may
describe what she likes to do:-
Katie Morag likes to walk by the bay
and find things that the sea has thrown
up.
She likes paddling in the pool under the
Redburn Bridge. She also likes helping
her mum deliver the mail.
How do we know Katie Morag likes
doing these things?
We know Katie Morag likes doing these things because
we have read a few Katie Morag stories and looked at the
pictures.
In the story about Tiresome Ted, we find out she likes
walking along the bay and finding things to turn into
presents.
What did she like doing in the story with her
Big Boy cousins?
Is Katie Morag ... ?
Some words may describe her character –
what she is like as a person and how she
gets along with other people.
Thinking about how she feels about different
things happening around her
also helps us know what
she is like as a person.
Is Katie Morag
jealous?In the story of Tiresome Ted, Katie Morag shows jealousy
towards her new baby sister. She is cross that the new
baby is getting all the attention.
She gets very angry about this and kicks her favourite
teddy into the sea. Then she begins to feel ashamed about
what she did and how she feels. After a quiet time at her
Grannie Island’s she starts to think about her family again
and returns home “looking like her old self again.”
Is Katie Morag clever?
Clever people have good ideas.
So, what good ideas does Katie
Morag have?
She had a thoughtful idea to solve
Grannie Island’s problems with getting
Alecina ready for the Show Day.
Can you remember what her
idea was?
Is Katie Morag clever? Clever people can solve
problems.
So, what problems does Katie
Morag solve?
She has a big problem with
smudged addresses when
she has to deliver the mail.
How does she solve
this problem?
Is Katie Morag naughty?
How else could you describe
Katie Morag’s character?
Which story made you think she
was like this?
What exactly did she do or say
that make you think this?
In each story we learn something
new about Katie Morag and life on
the Island of Struay.
Both the story and the
pictures teach us new things.
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