a word that describes or gives more information about a verb

Comparing adjectives and adverbs to show emotion

English

Character, setting and plot in 'Anna Hibiscus' Song'

The theme of happiness in 'Anna Hibiscus' Song'

Thinking from the character's perspective in 'Anna Hibiscus' Song'

Describing the setting in 'Anna Hibiscus' Song'

Writing descriptive sentences about the setting in 'Anna Hibiscus' Song'

Character description of a family member

Writing the beginning of a letter: 'Anna Hibiscus' Song'

Writing the middle of a letter: 'Anna Hibiscus' Song'

Writing the end of a letter: 'Anna Hibiscus' Song'

In this unit, pupils learnt that a comma is placed in between two adjectives in an expanded noun phrase. In 'Looking After Pets', pupils will learn that a comma is placed in a list of nouns and apply this to writing instructions.

In 'The Magic Porridge Pot', pupils learnt to write simple sentences including an adjective or adverbial of time. In this unit, pupils will build on this by learning to write expanded noun phrases as well as be introduced to adverbial of manner. 

In this unit, pupils explore the characters, setting and plot in 'Anna Hibiscus' Song'. They apply their learning of adjectives to writing about characters and settings. In scaffolded writing tasks, they use adverbs to describe characters' actions, leading to writing a letter about their family.

'Anna Hibiscus' Song': reading and writing

Which two adjectives could you use to complete this expanded noun phrase?: _________, _________ Anna

Identify the adverb in this sentence: I watch kind, caring Anna sing happily. 

a naming word for people, places and things

I watch lively, energetic Uncle Tunde dance happily

I watch lively, energetic Uncle Tunde dance. happily

I watch lively, energetic Uncle Tunde dance happily.

i watch lively, energetic Uncle Tunde dance happily

Which is the correctly punctuated sentence?

Identify the verb in this sentence: The kind Cousins cartwheel.

Identify the adjective in this sentence: The kind Cousins cartwheel.

a group of words with no verb that adds detail to a noun

Which of these must a full sentence contain?

Which of these expanded noun phrases has the comma in the correct place?

Comparing adjectives and adverbs to show emotion

Lesson outcome