Comparing adjectives and adverbs to show emotion
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can choose appropriate adjectives and adverbs to show a range of emotions.
Key learning points
- Emotions can be different and shown in different ways, so descriptions must be chosen carefully
- An emotion describes how someone is feeling
- A character can feel different emotions at different points of a story
- Including a range of adjectives to describe the same feeling stops repetition and makes writing more interesting
- Adverbs can be used to show how someone feels when they do something, such as 'counts quietly' or 'cartwheels happily'.
Keywords
Emotion - a feeling or mood
Noun - a naming word
Adjective - describes or adds detail to a noun
Verb - a doing or being word
Adverb - a word that describes or gives more information about a verb
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to generate their own adverbs.
The focus of the lesson is using adverbs within a sentence, so provide as many as children may need. You can use word banks to support as well as lots of oral rehearsal.
Teacher tip
Teach the Year 1 Grammar Word Class unit alongside this unit. For this lesson specifically, refer to the lesson 'Adverbs'.
Equipment
You will need a copy of the 2012 Walker Books edition of 'Anna Hibiscus' Song' by Atinuke.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these are nouns?
Q2.Identify the verb in this sentence: The kind Cousins cartwheel.
Q3.Identify the adjective in this sentence: The kind Cousins cartwheel.
Q4.Match the word to its definition.
a word that describes a noun
a naming word for people, places and things
a doing or being word
a group of words with no verb that adds detail to a noun
Q5.Which of these must a full sentence contain?
Q6.Which of these expanded noun phrases has the comma in the correct place?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which two adjectives could you use to complete this expanded noun phrase?: _________, _________ Anna
Q2.Which of these are verbs?
Q3.Which of these are adverbs?
Q4.Identify the adverb in this sentence: I watch kind, caring Anna sing happily.
Q5.Match the term to its definition.
a naming word for people, places and things
a word that describes a noun
a doing or being word
a word that describes a verb
Q6.Which is the correctly punctuated sentence?
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