Year 1 - English
Character description of the wolf in 'The Three Little Pigs'
'The Three Little Pigs': reading and writing
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils read and respond to the traditional tale 'The Three Little Pigs'. Pupils first read the story, and look at it from different perspectives, before then writing their own version of the story.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to join two ideas together to describe the wolf.
Key Notes
- Adjectives can be used to describe a character's personality, such as 'cunning' wolf.
- Adjectives can be used to describe a character's appearance, such as 'furry' wolf.
- When you use two adjectives to describe a noun, you need to separate them with a comma.
- Two ideas can be joined together using 'and' to form one compound sentence.
- In a compound sentence, each idea must make complete sense.
Vocabulary To Learn
- character: a person or animal in a story
- personality: the special qualities that make a character themselves
- appearance: what someone or something looks like
- adjective: adds detail to a noun
- joining word: a word that joins words or ideas
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may not know what constitutes 'one single idea' to effectively create a compound sentence.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Adjectives can be used to describe a character's personality, such as 'cunning' wolf. Adjectives can be used to describe a character's appearance, such as 'furry' wolf.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'character'
a person or animal in a story.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may not know what constitutes 'one single idea' to effectively create a compound sentence. Correction: Use the sentence scaffolds as much as possible, so that pupils are only adding their own adjectives. The purpose of this lesson is initial introduction to joining two ideas, rather than expecting them to be secure, so model as much as is needed.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Description of the houses built in 'The Three Little Pigs' Study Guide
- Reading and responding to the story 'The Three Little Pigs' Study Guide
- Sequencing and retelling 'The Three Little Pigs' using a story mountain Study Guide
- Thinking from different perspectives in 'The Three Little Pigs' Study Guide
- Writing the beginning of a story: 'The Three Little Pigs' Study Guide
- Writing the end of a story: 'The Three Little Pigs' Study Guide
- Writing the middle of a story: 'The Three Little Pigs' Study Guide
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