Year 1 - English
Describing the troll in 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff'
'The Three Billy Goats Gruff': reading and writing
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils explore traditional tales, sharing their preferences and focusing on 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff'. They orally retell a story using sequencing language. They also compose sentences including adjectives to describe the characters in the story. Finally, pupils write the story.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to write a sentence with an adjective to describe the troll in 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff'.
Key Notes
- An adjective describes a noun
- Using descriptions with adjectives makes writing more interesting
- Adjectives are often put in front of the noun in a sentence, such as 'a mean troll'
- Adjectives can be used to describe what a character might look like, such as 'huge'
- Adjectives can also describe a character's personality, such as 'selfish'
Vocabulary To Learn
- describe: add detail to
- noun: a naming word for people, places or things
- adjective: describes a noun
- personality: the special qualities that make a character themselves
- appearance: what someone or something looks like
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may find it difficult to generate appearance words and may use words like 'scary' to describe his appearance as well.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
An adjective describes a noun. Using descriptions with adjectives makes writing more interesting.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'describe'
add detail to.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may find it difficult to generate appearance words and may use words like 'scary' to describe his appearance as well. Correction: Provide images to support them with generating ideas and explain that they can describe the appearance of specific parts of the troll e.g. 'bushy hair', 'sharp teeth', 'jagged claws', 'green skin' etc.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Describing the goats in 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff' Study Guide
- Imagining you are the characters: 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff' Study Guide
- Introduction to traditional tales Study Guide
- Reading and responding to 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff' Study Guide
- Sequencing and making a story mountain: 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff' Study Guide
- Writing about characters, setting and plot: 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff' Study Guide
- Writing the end of the story: 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff' Study Guide
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