Writing about characters, setting and plot: 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can write part of a story.
Key learning points
- Rehearsing a sentence out loud before writing it helps us to remember it
- Reading a sentence back after writing helps to check it makes sense
- Every sentence must start with a capital letter and end with a full stop
- Narrating a story means the writer is saying what happens
- Word banks help to find keywords to include in writing
Keywords
Simple sentence - a sentence about one idea that makes complete sense
Capital letter - the upper case formation of a letter
Full stop - a punctuation mark used at the end of a sentence
Adjective - describes a noun
Sequence - following the order in which a series of events happened
Common misconception
Children may struggle to generate individual sentences per event.
Refer to the story mountain that the children made in a previous lesson and make that available. When retelling and reading the story, refer back to the model story mountain to refer to those points. Explain that each picture is one sentence.
Teacher tip
Provide pupils with character and setting word banks. Challenge pupils to describe both character's appearance and personality using adjectives from the word banks. Add adjectives that the pupils have generated throughout the unit.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the word to its word class.
Q2.Identify the adjectives.
Q3.Finish this sentence. All sentences begin with a ...
Q4.Identify the nouns.
Q5.Correct the spelling of the word in bold. He haz sharp teeth.
Q6.Which of these is a sentence that makes complete sense?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Correct the spelling of the word in bold in this sentence: The troll woz furious.
Q2.Correct the spelling and punctuation of the word in bold in this sentence: hte river was deep.
Q3.Identify the adjective in this sentence: The hideous troll howled.
Q4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
Q5.Match the word to its definition.
Q6.Correct the spelling of the word in bold: There was a wooden bridge.
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