a way of communicating emotion through the face

Thinking from Paddington and Floella Benjamin's perspectives

English

Characters, setting and plot in 'Paddington'

Comparing 'Coming to England' to 'Paddington'

Writing facts about Floella Benjamin

The theme of identity

Comparing emotions and feelings in 'Paddington'

Writing a character description of Paddington

Describing the setting of 'Paddington'

Writing a postcard from Paddington listing places and feelings

Writing a postcard with descriptions and questions

In 'Wild', pupils will apply this descriptive writing to write a narrative with a beginning, middle and end. 

As part of 'Looking After Pets', pupils learnt to understand the interests and motivations of a character. In 'Paddington', pupils will build on this by writing character descriptions based on appearance and personality and joining these ideas together using 'and'.

'Paddington': reading and writing

thinking from someone else's point of view

Which of these words would you use if you were speaking in the first person perspective?

Imagine that you are Paddington. What is your favourite food?

Imagine that you are Floella. How would your describe the cabin of the boat you stayed in?

Imagine that you are Paddington. Which room did you flood?

Imagine that you are Floella. Which adjectives could you use to describe how Floella felt when she was honoured by the Queen?

a naming word for people, places and things

a word that describes or adds detail to a verb

a word that describes or adds detail to a noun

Which of these adjectives describe feelings or emotions?

What is the adjective in the following sentence? 'Floella felt overjoyed when she saw her Marmie.'

What is the adjective in the following sentence? 'Paddington feels confused.'

Match each word class to its example in the following sentence: 'Floella feels excited.'

Which words would you use when talking about yourself?

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.

Thinking from Paddington and Floella Benjamin's perspectives

Lesson outcome

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.