Rich vocabulary associated with the night
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can effectively use the words ‘eerie’, ‘dusk’ and other rich vocabulary associated with the night.
Key learning points
- 'Dusk' is a noun which means twilight or nightfall.
- 'Eerie' is an adjective which means weird, ghostly or creepy.
- 'Nocturnal' is an adjective which means nightly or active at night.
- 'Twilight', 'moonlit' and 'sleepless' are other rich vocabulary associated with night.
Keywords
Noun - a naming word for people, places or things
Adjective - a word that describes a noun
Synonym - a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word
Word pair - words that often appear together
Common misconception
Pupils may find it challenging to use the nouns 'twilight' and 'dusk' effectively with the verb word pairs.
Model using 'twilight' and 'dusk' in a sentence with different verbs (in differing forms) as examples.
Teacher tip
If you have extra time, you could ask pupils to write a sentence using each word. Encourage pupils to use the word pairs to help them.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which image represents the word treacherous?
Q2.Which image represents the word murky?
Q3.Which image represents the word choppy?
Q4.Select the correct definition of frothy.
Q5.Select the correct definition of stagnant.
Q6.Select the correct definition of shimmering.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What word does this image represent?
Q2.What word does this image represent?
Q3.What word does this image represent?
Q4.Which of the following are synonyms of twilight?
Q5.Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'In the dead of night, the __________ creature stared at its prey with glowing, red eyes.'
Q6.Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'The __________ night was so bright that Oz could see the thief creeping across the garden.'
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