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

English

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'

Comparing adjectives and adverbs to show emotion

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

a main idea that the writer wants to focus on

the physical abilities of sight, smell, hearing, touch and taste

a naming word for people, places or things

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

a punctuation mark used to list two adjectives in an expanded noun phrase

an idea that makes complete sense including a verb

a word that describes or gives more information about a verb

a punctuation mark used to list two adjectives in an ENP

the special qualities that make a character themselves

a written form of communication sent to someone

an introduction, a way to introduce or say hello

a type of simple sentence that asks the reader for an answer and ends with a question mark

a punctuation mark used at the end of a question

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