Starter quiz
- Complete the sentence: Sequencing means...
- putting things in any order.
- putting things in a specific order. ✓
- putting things into groups.
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- If we are summarising a story in our own words, what are we doing?
- retelling the main events ✓
- retelling every single detail
- recording the story
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- To retell a story accurately, you need to include the key details.
- True ✓
- False
- Finish the sentence: A sentence starter that tells the reader when something happens is known as a fronted adverbial of ...
- time. ✓
- place.
- manner.
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- Fill in the blank: Fronted adverbials of time always have a __________ after.
- comma ✓
- question mark
- full stop
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- Which of these is a fronted adverbial of time?
- Carefully,
- To the left,
- Then, ✓
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Exit quiz
- A setting is where the story takes place.
- True ✓
- False
- Fiction stories can take place anywhere.
- True ✓
- False
- Fill in the blank: A __________ must be described in as much detail as possible to help the reader clearly picture it in their mind.
- book title
- setting ✓
- writer
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- Fill in the blank: Vocabulary refers to the __________ a writer uses.
- words ✓
- font
- punctuation
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- Fill in the blank: An expanded noun phrase is a group of words with no verb that adds detail to a ...
- verb.
- noun. ✓
- adverb.
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- Which of these is a correctly written expanded noun phrase?
- tail
- long curly tail
- long, curly tail ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- A setting is where the story takes place.
- We can use our senses to describe a setting in detail.
- An expanded noun phrase can contain two adjectives to describe a noun, separated by a comma.
- A character’s appearance is what they look like.
- A character’s personality is what kind of person they are on the inside and how they behave.
Common misconception
Pupils may find it hard to generate adjectives to describe the characters' personalities.
Watch the animation together, stopping at various points to discuss the actions of Anders and the green chameleons. Verbally generate adjectives together. Children can then work in small groups to create their lists.
Keywords
Vocabulary - the words a writer uses
Setting - where the story takes place
Expanded noun phrase - a group of words with no verb that adds detail to a noun
Senses - the physical abilities of sight, smell, hearing, touch and taste
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