Year 1 - English
Writing descriptive sentences
'The Magic Porridge Pot': reading and writing
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils explore magical elements of fairy tales in 'The Magic Porridge Pot'. They sequence the events using a story mountain and add sequencing language and descriptions to orally retell the story. Pupils also apply their understanding of verbs and adjectives to their narrative writing.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to write descriptive sentences using adjectives and powerful verbs.
Key Notes
- An adjective describes a noun. Adjectives are often put in front of the noun in a sentence, such as 'green forest'
- Using descriptions with adjectives makes writing more interesting
- Verbs are doing or being words
- Verbs are chosen carefully to help us imagine how someone has done something, such as "whizzed"
- Adjectives can describe the appearance of someone or something as well as the personality of someone
Vocabulary To Learn
- describe: add detail do
- noun: a naming word for people, places or things
- adjective: describes a noun
- verb: a doing or being word
- personality: the special qualities that make a character themselves
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Children may not write or speak in the past tense.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
An adjective describes a noun. Adjectives are often put in front of the noun in a sentence, such as 'green forest'. Using descriptions with adjectives makes writing more interesting.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'describe'
add detail do.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Children may not write or speak in the past tense. Correction: Consistently use sentence stems for the children to build their descriptive sentences from that are always in the past tense.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Comparing fairy tales Study Guide
- Imagining you are the characters in 'The Magic Porridge Pot' Study Guide
- Reading and responding to 'The Magic Porridge Pot' Study Guide
- Sequencing and making a story mountain: 'The Magic Porridge Pot' Study Guide
- Writing the beginning of the story: 'The Magic Porridge Pot' Study Guide
- Writing the end of the story: 'The Magic Porridge Pot' Study Guide
- Writing the middle of the story: 'The Magic Porridge Pot' Study Guide
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