Writing a setting description based on 'How To Train Your Dragon'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use a plan to write a setting description based on ‘How To Train Your Dragon’.
Key learning points
- The setting description describes where the narrative takes place.
- Adverbial detail can be used to enhance text cohesion.
- Using a range of sentence types can improve text flow, which can keep the reader engaged.
- Apostrophes can be used to indicate plural and singular possession.
Keywords
Apostrophe for possession - a punctuation mark used to show if a noun belongs to another noun
Singular possession - when a noun is owned by one owner
Plural possession - when a noun is owned by more than one owner
Relative complex sentence - a sentence formed of a main clause and a relative subordinate clause
Common misconception
Pupils may write relative complex sentences where the relative clause does not describe the noun preceding it.
Learning cycle 1 explicitly models ensuring that the relative clause adds a relevant fact to the noun before it.
Teacher tip
Use images and videos of crashing waves and rocky islands to help pupils generate and use descriptive vocabulary.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the sentence types to their definitions:
a sentence formed of one main clause
a sentence with two main clauses joined by a co-ordinating conjunction
a sentence with a main clause and any type of subordinate clause
Q2.Match the terms to their definitions:
a group of words containing a verb that make complete sense
a group of words containing a verb that does not make sense
a group of words that contains a verb
Q3.Select the adverbial subordinate clauses below.
Q4.Match the adverbial types to their examples:
during the night
on the horizon
with a deafening howl
Q5.Identify the apostrophe from the list:
Q6.Match the sentence types to their clause structures:
one main clause
two main clauses joined by a co-ordinating conjunction
a main clause joined with a subordinate clause
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the keywords to their definitions:
how well a paragraph flows for the reader when reading it
a punctuation mark that indicates when a noun belongs to another noun
a type of subordinate clause that starts with a relative pronoun
a type of subordinate clause starting with a subordinating conjunction
Q2.Select the plural nouns from the list.
Q3.Select the correct use of an apostrophe for singular possession:
Q4.Select the correct use of an apostrophe for plural possession.
Q5.Match the types of clause to their examples:
villagers slept peacefully
whilst the clouds drifted across the sky
which battered and crashed against the cliffs
Q6.Order the stages of the writing process.
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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.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom. Plus, you can set it as homework or revision for pupils and keep their learning on track by sharing an online pupil version of this lesson.
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