Starter quiz
- In the story 'Paddington', Paddington is the main ...
- setting.
- plot.
- character. ✓
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- Which of these can be described in a character description?
- what I did at the weekend
- facts about animals
- a character's personality ✓
- a character's appearance ✓
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- What is the verb in the following sentence? 'Paddington slipped on the soap.'
- Paddington
- slipped ✓
- the
- soap
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- What are the nouns in the following sentence? 'Paddington wears a red, floppy hat.'
- Paddington ✓
- wears
- red
- floppy
- hat ✓
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- What are the adjectives in the following sentence? 'Paddington wears a red, floppy hat.'
- Paddington
- wears
- red ✓
- floppy ✓
- hat
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- Which of these sentences is correctly punctuated?
- My dog likes toys. and he likes food.
- My dog likes toys. And he likes food.
- My dog likes toys and He likes food.
- My dog likes toys and he likes food. ✓
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Exit quiz
- Match each term to the correct definition.
- character⇔a person or animal in a story ✓
- 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?
- bright, blue coat ✓
- kind, friendly bear
- brown, short fur ✓
- curious, excited bear
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- Which of these expanded noun phrases might describe someone's personality?
- clumsy, messy bear ✓
- black, wet nose
- chatty, excited bear ✓
- brown, leather case
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- Which of these words can replace 'Paddington Bear' to show you are talking about him?
- Mr Brown
- Judy
- Paddington ✓
- he ✓
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- When you use the joining word 'and', what does 'and' replace?
- the first full stop ✓
- the verb
- the character's name
- the capital letter starting the second idea ✓
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- Which of these sentences is punctuated correctly?
- Paddington has a black, wet nose and he wears a red, floppy hat
- Paddington has a black, wet nose. and he wears a red, floppy hat.
- Paddington has a black, wet nose and He wears a red, floppy hat
- Paddington has a black, wet nose and he wears a red, floppy hat. ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- An adjective describes a noun
- A character can feel different emotions at different points of a story
- Including a range of adjectives to describe the same feeling stops repetition and makes writing more interesting
- Two descriptions can be joined together to form one sentence using "and"
- An adverb describes or adds detail to a verb
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to apply their knowledge of adverbs.
Adapt outcomes or increase the scaffolds where necessary. Word banks should assist in generating the vocabulary, but if necessary, remove the expectation of adverb use, such as "Paddington is a kind, friendly bear." to describe his personality.
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
Adverb - a word that describes a verb
Joining word - a word that joins words or ideas
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