an author is responsible for crafting the words that make up a text.

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

English

The theme of resilience in 'Ada Twist, Scientist'

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

Using descriptive language to describe yourself

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

a main idea that the writer wants to focus on

using words to help someone imagine what something is like

expressing your own opinions, ideas or feelings

'Ada Twist Scientist': reading and writing

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