Starter quiz
- Complete this sentence. In the story 'Ada Twist Scientist, Ada is the main ...
- setting
- plot
- character ✓
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- Which of these can be described in a character description?
- personality ✓
- what I did last weekend
- appearance ✓
- facts about science
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- Which of these words is the verb in the sentence? Ada's brother looks shocked.
- Ada
- brother
- looks ✓
- shocked
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- Which of these words are the nouns in this sentence? Ada wears a red, spotty dress.
- Ada ✓
- wears
- red
- spotty
- dress ✓
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- Which of these are adjectives in this sentence? Ada wears a red, spotty dress.
- Ada
- wears
- red ✓
- spotty ✓
- dess
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- Which of these is the correctly punctuated sentence?
- My sister likes oranges. And she likes pears.
- My sister likes oranges and She likes pears.
- My sister likes oranges and she likes pears. ✓
- My sister likes oranges. and she likes pears.
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Exit quiz
- Match the terms to their definitions.
- character description⇔a full description describing a character's appearance and personality ✓
- personality⇔what someone is like on the inside ✓
- appearance⇔what someone or something looks like ✓
- Which of these expanded noun phrases might describe someone's appearance?
- long, straight hair ✓
- kind, curious boy
- bright, blue t-shirt ✓
- loud, silly cousin
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- Which of these expanded noun phrases might describe someone's personality?
- resilient, strong friend ✓
- curious, inquisitive scientist ✓
- woolly, green jumper
- long, stripy skirt
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- Which of these words can replace 'Ada Twist' to show you are talking about her?
- brother
- friend
- Ada ✓
- She ✓
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- When you use the joining word 'and', what does 'and' replace?
- the first full stop ✓
- the adjective
- the second capital letter ✓
- the verb
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- Which of these sentences is punctuated correctly?
- Ada Twist has bright, excited eyes and She has a curious, interested expression.
- Ada Twist has bright, excited eyes and she has a curious, interested expression. ✓
- Ada Twist has bright, excited eyes. and She has a curious, interested expression
- Ada Twist has bright, excited eyes And she has a curious, interested expression.
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- A character description can be generated using evidence from the text
- We know that Ada is curious because she asks lots of questions
- Adjectives can be used to describe a character
- Two similar ideas can be joined together using 'and'
- 'Because' can be used to explain your ideas
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to retrieve personality traits from the book that aren't explicitly mentioned.
Refer to things that Ada does, what she is interested in and model how to retrieve this from the text and then infer what type of person this makes her.
Keywords
Character - a person or animal in a story
Description - using words to help someone imagine what something is like
Adjective - a word that describes a noun
Joining word - a word that joins words or ideas
Adverb - a word that describes a verb
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