Year 1 - English
Comparing emotions and feelings in 'Paddington'
'Paddington': reading and writing
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Lesson Summary
You will learn to choose appropriate adjectives to show the range of Paddington's emotions throughout the story.
Key Notes
- A character's emotions can change at different points of the story.
- An emotion describes how someone is feeling.
- Emotions can be different and shown in different ways, so descriptions must be chosen carefully.
- Including a range of adjectives to describe the same feeling stops repetition and makes writing more interesting.
- When you choose two adjectives to describe a noun, this is called an expanded noun phrase.
Vocabulary To Learn
- emotion: a feeling or mood
- noun: a naming word
- adjective: describes or adds detail to a noun
- expanded noun phrase: two adjectives listed to describe a noun
- comma: a punctuation mark used to list two adjectives in an expanded noun phrase
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may struggle to generate their own adjectives.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
A character's emotions can change at different points of the story. An emotion describes how someone is feeling.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'emotion'
a feeling or mood.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may struggle to generate their own adjectives. Correction: Refer back to any adjectives generated in the previous lesson and have them available for children. When describing Paddington's emotions, clarify definitions of any key adjectives and repeat them using 'my turn, your turn'.
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- The theme of identity Study Guide
- Thinking from Paddington and Floella Benjamin's perspectives Study Guide
- Writing a character description of Paddington Study Guide
- Writing a postcard from Paddington listing places and feelings Study Guide
- Writing a postcard with descriptions and questions Study Guide
- Writing facts about Floella Benjamin Study Guide
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