Describing the troll in 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can write a sentence with an adjective to describe the troll in 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff'.
Key learning points
- An adjective describes a noun
- Using descriptions with adjectives makes writing more interesting
- Adjectives are often put in front of the noun in a sentence, such as 'a mean troll'
- Adjectives can be used to describe what a character might look like, such as 'huge'
- Adjectives can also describe a character's personality, such as 'selfish'
Keywords
Describe - add detail to
Noun - a naming word for people, places or things
Adjective - describes a noun
Personality - the special qualities that make a character themselves
Appearance - what someone or something looks like
Common misconception
Pupils may find it difficult to generate appearance words and may use words like 'scary' to describe his appearance as well.
Provide images to support them with generating ideas and explain that they can describe the appearance of specific parts of the troll e.g. 'bushy hair', 'sharp teeth', 'jagged claws', 'green skin' etc.
Teacher tip
To help pupils understand the difference between personality and appearance, you may wish to adapt Task A and print an outline of the troll on A3 paper and encourage them to write personality adjectives inside the outline and appearance adjectives outside the outline.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which is the correct definition of a noun?
Q2.Which statements about common nouns are correct?
Q3.Match the noun types (person, place and thing) to the correct examples.
Lucas
park
scooter
Q4.Which is the correct definition of an adjective?
Q5.Which of these words are adjectives?
Q6.Identify the adjective in the following sentence: 'The kind teacher smiled.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Complete the following sentence: 'An __________ describes a noun.'
Q2.Match the keywords to their definitions.
what someone or something looks like
the special qualities that make a character themselves
add detail to
Q3.Select the adjectives that describe the troll's personality.
Q4.Select the adjectives that describe the troll's appearance.
Q5.Which sentence uses the correct punctuation?
Q6.Which sentence is written correctly?
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