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Generating vocabulary to describe the characters in the story 'Lucky Dip'

'Lucky Dip': narrative writing

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils write their own version of the short animation 'The Lucky Dip'. Pupils write using the narrative structure of opening, build-up, climax and resolution - a more sophisticated structure than beginning, middle, end. This unit can be used for KS1 writing teacher assessment purposes.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to generate vocabulary to describe the characters in the story 'Lucky Dip'.

Key Notes

  • An adjective is a word that describes a noun.
  • Two adjectives describing a noun is called an expanded noun phrase.
  • A comma should be used to separate adjectives in an expanded noun phrase.
  • A character is a person or animal in a fictional story. They are not real and have been created by the writer.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • vocabulary: the words a writer uses
  • expanded noun phrase: a group of words with no verb that adds detail to a noun
  • character: a person or animal in a fictional story

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Pupils may find it harder to describe a character's personality, especially from an animation with nothing written down.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun. Two adjectives describing a noun is called an expanded noun phrase.

2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'vocabulary'

the words a writer uses.

3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.

Mistake: Pupils may find it harder to describe a character's personality, especially from an animation with nothing written down. Correction: Encourage pupils to analyse the character's actions in the animation carefully, thinking about what this tells us about their personality. Model some examples e.g. Emily leaves her parents and enters the arcade alone - this tells us she is brave.

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