Year 1 - English
Writing a postcard with descriptions and questions
'Paddington': reading and writing
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Lesson Summary
You will learn to write a postcard from Paddington's perspective, including descriptions and questions.
Key Notes
- Adding descriptive language to a postcard helps the reader imagine what the place is like.
- Two adjective sentences need a comma in between the two adjectives, such as 'black, zooming taxi'.
- Asking a 'Did you know ...?' question teaches someone a fact about something, in this case, London.
- A postcard should end with naming who the postcard is from, in this case, Paddington.
Vocabulary To Learn
- description: using words to help someone imagine what something is like
- question: a type of simple sentence that asks the reader for an answer and ends with a question mark
- question mark: a punctuation mark used at the end of a question
- fact: something that is known to be true or proved
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may struggle to generate descriptions or facts.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Adding descriptive language to a postcard helps the reader imagine what the place is like. Two adjective sentences need a comma in between the two adjectives, such as 'black, zooming taxi'.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'description'
using words to help someone imagine what something is like.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may struggle to generate descriptions or facts. Correction: Refer back to the setting description lesson and have pupils use their word banks and senses maps to help join ideas together. Facts are 'drip-fed' throughout the lesson. Keep referring back to them and tell pupils that they can choose one of these.
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