using words to help someone imagine what something is like

Using descriptive language to describe yourself

English

Characters and plot in the story 'Ada Twist, Scientist'

The theme of resilience in 'Ada Twist, Scientist'

Using evidence from 'Ada Twist, Scientist' to write a character description

Exploring aspirations and the future: 'Ada Twist, Scientist'

In this unit, pupils applied their learning about descriptive writing to write a detailed character description of the character and themselves. In 'Otherwise', pupils will build on this by describing what they see on film.

In 'School Trip Recount', pupils described their feelings, activities and journey of a school trip. In this unit, pupils will build on this by writing a more detailed character description of themselves based on personal experiences.

In this unit, pupils will engage in the story, 'Ada Twist Scientist'. Pupils will compare stories by the same author and share their preferences about which book they'd like to read. Pupils write character descriptions of Ada Twist and then apply this to writing a description of themselves.

'Ada Twist Scientist': reading and writing

Which of these might you describe in a character description?

Match the word class to the example word.

Which of these adjectives can describe your personality?

Which of these adjectives can describe your appearance?

Which of these nouns are listed correctly using the correct punctuation?

what your personality is like and what you look like

Complete the sentence: Your appearance is...

Match the word to its word class in this sentence: Ada climbs bravely in the messy room.

Which of these expanded noun phrases describe Ada's appearance?

Which of these expanded noun phrases describe Ada's personality?

Which of these lists of nouns has the punctuation in the correct place?

Starter Quiz

Complete the sentence: Your appearance is...