Year 1 - English
Writing the beginning of a story: '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 write the beginning of a traditional tale, introducing the characters and setting.
Key Notes
- Traditional tales are mostly told in the past tense.
- The beginning of a story introduces the main characters, setting and plot.
- Two ideas can be joined using the joining word 'and'.
- When a sentence has two adjectives before a noun, a comma is needed between them, such as 'excited, adventurous pigs'.
- An adverb describes a verb; adverbs can describe how something happened, such as 'proudly'.
Vocabulary To Learn
- beginning: the start of something
- character: a person or an animal in a story
- setting: where the story takes place
- plot: what happens in the story
- adverb: describes a verb
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Children may struggle with the spelling of certain words.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Traditional tales are mostly told in the past tense. The beginning of a story introduces the main characters, setting and plot.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'beginning'
the start of something.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Children may struggle with the spelling of certain words. Correction: Where possible, encourage the children to use phonics strategies to create phonetically plausible spellings. For other words, create a word bank for children to refer to. 'Decided', 'countryside' and 'adventure' would be useful words to include.
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