a main idea that the writer wants to focus on

The theme of resilience in 'Ada Twist, Scientist'

English

Characters and plot in the story '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

Which of these are true about Ada at the start of the story?

Which of these are characters in the story?

How did Ada's family feel about Ada's messy experiments in the house in the middle of the story?

The __________ in the story 'Ada Twist, Scientist' is called Ada. 

The __________ of the story 'Ada Twist, Scientist' is Andrea Beaty.

Which adjectives could describe how Ada is feeling on the front cover of the story?

Which adjectives could describe how the boy is feeling on the front cover of the story?

Using the front cover, what does Ada Twist describe herself as?

The theme of resilience in 'Ada Twist, Scientist'

Lesson outcome