Comparing emotions and feelings in 'Paddington'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can choose appropriate adjectives to show the range of Paddington's emotions throughout the story.
Key learning points
- A character's emotions can change at different points of the story.
- An emotion describes how someone is feeling.
- Emotions can be different and shown in different ways, so descriptions must be chosen carefully.
- Including a range of adjectives to describe the same feeling stops repetition and makes writing more interesting.
- When you choose two adjectives to describe a noun, this is called an expanded noun phrase.
Keywords
Emotion - a feeling or mood
Noun - a naming word
Adjective - describes or adds detail to a noun
Expanded noun phrase - two adjectives listed to describe a noun
Comma - a punctuation mark used to list two adjectives in an expanded noun phrase
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to generate their own adjectives.
Refer back to any adjectives generated in the previous lesson and have them available for children. When describing Paddington's emotions, clarify definitions of any key adjectives and repeat them using 'my turn, your turn'.
Teacher tip
Allow children to keep the word banks they create for future lessons, both within this unit and others to encourage them to apply new vocabulary across the curriculum. They could be stored in trays or in a wallet inside their book.
Equipment
You will need a copy of the 2014 Harper Collins Children's Books edition of 'Paddington' by Michael Bond.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match each term to the correct example.
Paddington
Michael Bond
Mr Brown
Q2.Put the following events from the story of 'Paddington' in the correct order.
Q3.What is the adjective in the following sentence? 'The clumsy bear slipped on the cake.'
Q4.Which of these is a comma?
Q5.Which is the correct punctuation and spelling for the main character in the story?
Q6.Which of these is an expanded noun phrase?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match each term to its definition.
describes a noun
a naming word
a punctuation mark that can separate adjectives
Q2.Identify the adjectives in the following sentence: 'Paddington felt excited and welcomed when he was in the taxi.'
Q3.In the beginning of the story, Paddington was alone on the train platform in a new place. Which of these adjectives best describe his emotions?
Q4.In the middle of the story, Paddington was wanting to eat and drink after a long journey. Which of these adjectives best describe his emotions?
Q5.In the middle of the story, Paddington falls asleep by the fire on the sofa. Which of these adjectives best describe his emotions?
Q6.Which of these expanded noun phrases is punctuated correctly?
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