Describing yourself
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe my own skills and personality in a sentence.
Key learning points
- An adjective describes a noun, including ourselves, such as "I am helpful."
- Adjectives are describing words
- A person's character traits make that person who they are
- Someone's personality or character traits may be different to others'
- Certain character traits are better suited to some jobs, such as bravery for a firefighter
Keywords
Noun - a naming word of people, place or things
Adjective - describes a noun
Describe - add detail to
Character traits - the special qualities that make a character themselves
Simple sentence - a sentence about one idea that makes complete sense
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to describe themselves.
Before describing themselves, model sentences by describing your pupils providing them with vocabulary, 'You are...'.
Teacher tip
If pupils are confidently writing one sentence, you could encourage them to write another sentence. You may want them to compare themselves to the jobs we have looked at, such as 'I am brave like doctors.' Provide a word bank if necessary.
Equipment
You will need a copy of the 2020 Hodder Children's Books edition of 'A Superhero Like You' by Dr. Ranj.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these words are adjectives?
Q2.Which adjective would you choose to best describe a carer?
Q3.Which adjective would you choose to best describe a firefighter?
Q4.Which of these best explain what 'resilient' means?
Q5.Match the word to its example.
I
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helpful
Q6.Which is the only sentence that is correct as it makes sense?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What does an adjective describe?
Q2.Which adjective could you also use to describe someone who is helpful?
Q3.Match the word to its role in a sentence.
an uppercase letter that starts a sentence
a punctuation mark that often ends a sentence
a space used in between words
Q4.Correct the spelling in bold in this sentence. 'I am strog.'
Q5.Which adjective means working as a team player?
Q6.Which of these sentences is punctuated correctly?
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The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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