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Writing about your future job

'A Superhero Like You': reading and writing

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils engage with the characters, setting, and plot of 'A Superhero Like You'. Their writing focuses on people who help us, progressing in small steps. They begin by introducing nouns through one-word captions and advance to writing simple sentences that include an adjective.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to write about what you want to be when you grow up.

Key Notes

  • Writing about what someone will be when they grow up means writing in the future, using phrases such as 'I want to...'
  • Rehearsing a sentence out loud before writing it helps us to remember it
  • Common exception words are words that cannot be sounded out easily
  • Sounding out a word before writing helps to spell a word
  • Reading back writing is important to check it is correct and makes sense

Vocabulary To Learn

  • 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
  • character traits: the special qualities that make a character themselves
  • future: something that has not happened yet

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Children may have already thought about a different aspiration (e.g. footballer, singer etc.)

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.

Writing about what someone will be when they grow up means writing in the future, using phrases such as 'I want to...'. Rehearsing a sentence out loud before writing it helps us to remember it.

2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'simple sentence'

a sentence about one idea that makes complete sense.

3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.

Mistake: Children may have already thought about a different aspiration (e.g. footballer, singer etc.). Correction: Encourage pupils to choose a different job if they have requested and work with them to find a suitable adjective, such as 'unstoppable footballer' instead of 'helpful footballer'. The purpose of the task is about aspiration, so any job is suitable.

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