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Writing descriptive sentences about the setting in 'Anna Hibiscus' Song'

'Anna Hibiscus' Song': reading and writing

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils explore the characters, setting and plot in 'Anna Hibiscus' Song'. They apply their learning of adjectives to writing about characters and settings. In scaffolded writing tasks, they use adverbs to describe characters' actions, leading to writing a letter about their family.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to join two ideas together to write a descriptive sentence.

Key Notes

  • An adjective or list of adjectives can describe a noun, such as 'sweet mango' or 'noisy, chirping birds'
  • Describing a setting using senses helps the reader to imagine they are there or have been there.
  • The joining word 'and' can be used to join two complete ideas into a full sentence.
  • Joining two simple sentences with the joining word 'and' is a compound sentence.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • sense: the physical abilities of sight, smell, hearing, touch and taste
  • expanded noun phrase: a group of words with no verb that adds detail to a noun
  • sentence: an idea that makes complete sense including a verb
  • verb: a doing or being word
  • joining word: a word that joins words or ideas

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Pupils may want to use 'and' repeatedly, creating a long sentence.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

An adjective or list of adjectives can describe a noun, such as 'sweet mango' or 'noisy, chirping birds'. Describing a setting using senses helps the reader to imagine they are there or have been there.

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

the physical abilities of sight, smell, hearing, touch and taste.

3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.

Mistake: Pupils may want to use 'and' repeatedly, creating a long sentence. Correction: Give the children an 'and' card. Tell them to keep it in their pockets and emphasise they only have one 'and' per sentence, so they have to decide when they have used it. Once they have used it for the sentence, they have to give it back!

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