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Hello, everybody.

It's great to be here today.

I'm Mrs Howley, and this is Cedric.

Cedric would like us to play a game first of all, this morning.

He'd like to play the Tell and Mime game.

Have you played that game before? Don't worry, if you haven't.

It's very easy.

Cedric is going to tell me part of the story of the magic paintbrush, and then I'm going to see if you can guess which parts of the story it is.

the story it is.

Okay.

Which part do you think it was? It was the part of the story where Ma Liang Ma Liang uses the papers for the first time.

Well done.

This time, Cedric, I'm going to mime when I'm going to see if you can guess it, which parts of the story do you think it was? It is the part where the greedy King tries to use the paintbrush, but it doesn't work.

I'm going to try one more.

You ready Cedric? Which do you think it was? It was the parts of the story where Ma Liang Ma Liang draws the giant wave.

Great work.

You could try playing that game with someone at home.

In today's lesson, we're going to box up the story for a purpose, looking at mood.

We're going to start with some spelling.

Then we're going to retell the story with our story map.

Then we're going to box up the story.

And then we're going to explore the moods, using our senses.

For this lesson, you will need an exercise book or some paper, a pencil, or a pen and draw a brilliant brain.

Why don't you pause the video now to collect those things.

In our spelling this week, we're going to look at words that begin with wh, wh we're going to look at words that begin with w-h, w-h.

Most of the time, this grapheme sounds like this, Most of the time, this grapheme sounds like this, which is a good job because Cedric's dosed off.

So, we're going to talk in a whisper.

whisper.

Let's have a look at our words When.

Where.

What is a tricky word.

Let's say it together.

What.

Who is a tricky word? Who is a tricky word? We can't sound it out.

We've just got to learn it.

Who.

Which.

While.

While Why don't you have a go at writing down those words, looking for the tricky bits.

In today's lesson, we're going to be building our toolkit for creating mood in a story.

for creating mood in a story.

We're going to retell the story now, but I'm going to do it using my story map with my mood words written on it.

If you've got your story map, you might want to do the same thing.

So it starts off happy, then we've got the mood of mystery, then we've got the mood of mystery, then the wonder of finding the paintbrush.

Wow.

Then the kindness, Ma Liang Ma Liang shows to other people, awwww awwww then we've got more wonder and magic as he creates all those fantastic things.

Wow, can you have a go? Great.

Then Ma Liang Ma Liang gets thrown in jail.

Fear.

Then Ma Liang Ma Liang doesn't know what to do.

That's an uncertain mood.

Then we've got, Then we've got, when Ma Liang and towards the sea only thinking what next, when Ma Liang and towards the sea only thinking what next, the mood of suspense.

Then we've got the moment where he draws the giant wave and went back to, wow, wow, your turn.

Great.

And then the ending of our story where we're back to that happy mood.

Awww.

Using your map like that is a great way to look at the moods and retell the story.

What we're going to do now is we're going to box up the story into five important moments.

story into five important moments.

And we're going to look at the mood of each of those moments.

Okay? So when we boxed up our story.

I'm going to draw a line down the middle of the page to show our two sections and then four lines across the page four lines across the page to make five different sections to make five different sections for each of the key moments we're going to choose.

And I'm going to number those one, two, three, four, and five.

one, two, three, four, and five.

Now I think the first really key moment in the story is when Ma Liang young uses the paintbrush for the first time, Ma Liang Ma Liang Ma Liang uses uses uses the, one of our tricky words, the, one of our tricky words, paintbrush paintbrush Now, I'm writing words, little sentences.

Now, I'm writing words, little sentences and I'm also drawing pictures, but you can just put pictures or you can do a couple of words.

It's completely up to you.

Okay, I think the next important point is the fact that with the paintbrush, what does he do? He helps the people, another one of our tricky words.

He helps the people, another one of our tricky words.

He helps the people and to show that with a picture.

I'm going to draw a heart.

And then in the story, the mood changes.

This is where, what happens.

Ma Liang Ma Liang Ma Liang is thrown in? is thrown in? in prison, that's right.

Ma Liang is thrown in prison.

I wonder why I could draw off of that.

I'm going to draw the bars on the window of his cell.

And then we've got that interesting bit in the story where Ma Liang has an idea of how to trick the Ma Liang has an idea of how to trick the Ma Liang has an idea of how to trick the greedy king.

greedy king.

Ma Liang has an idea Ma Liang has an idea Ma Liang has an idea and for that, I'm going to draw, I think, a light bulb because he has a light bulb moment, like a light bulb switching on.

And then the end of the story is, of course, when Ma Liang and then lives a happy life when Ma Liang and then lives a happy life and he's helping other people.

Ma Liang young lives a happy life.

And I'm going to draw, I'm going to think now about the moods in the story.

So on this side, that first moment, So on this side, that first moment, Ma Liang young uses the paintbrush.

It's that moment of, wow, I've got that wow face It's that moment of, wow, I've got that wow face and a star because we've also got that mood of magic.

Remember this is how we want the audience to feel.

We want them to feel that magic and feel that wonder.

And then our next section where he's helping the people, but thinking about kindness, we're happy.

but thinking about kindness, we're happy.

I'm going to draw a heart to show that kindness, but we also want the audience to feel happy about what's happening.

That's our job as the storyteller or the writer.

And then we've got that change in mood where he's thrown in prison.

Oh dear, look at that woobly face.

And with that feeling of fear is what we want the audience to feel.

And sadness.

We felt sorry for Ma Liang when we listened to the story, now then this moment in the story, and before when Ma Liang has an idea, we, as the audience don't know what's going on.

So it's that mood of suspense.

We're on the edge of the seat, we're thinking what next? And then in the final part of the story, we're back to that happy mood, big smiley face, we're back to that happy mood, big smiley face, but we've also got that mood of kindness again, because he's helping the other people.

So now we've got each of the key moments in the story and the moods shown in words or pictures.

the moods shown in words or pictures.

Now it's your turn, pause the video Now it's your turn, pause the video and have a go at boxing up the story yourself.

Now we're going to take one of those moments in the story.

And we're going to explore the mood, using our senses.

We're going to look at the moment where Ma Liang We're going to look at the moment where Ma Liang first uses his magic paintbrush to help other people.

first uses his magic paintbrush to help other people.

What mood do you think we're trying to convey there? Wonder? Wonder? Kindness? Brilliant.

I'm going to focus on that moment of wow.

Wonder, and I'm going to create a sensory grid.

Okay, to get my sensory grid ready.

I'm going to draw a line down the middle of the page.

If you haven't got to ruler, don't worry.

It doesn't have to be perfect and a line across the middle of my page and a line across the middle of my page to make a two by two grid.

to make a two by two grid.

Now this section over here is going to be all about what we can see.

So I'm going to draw an eye at the top of that.

This section is going to be all about what we can hear.

So I'm going to draw an E, an ear.

And this section is going to be all about what we can taste.

I've drawn some lips, and then this section is going to be about what you can feel in your body.

But I'm going to put a hand thinking about the sense of touch, but it's everything that we feel.

Pause the video now to draw your sensory grid.

So in this top section, we're thinking about what we can see.

So maybe people with wide eyes, So maybe people with wide eyes, remember we want to show that mood of Wow and Wonder, remember we want to show that mood of Wow and Wonder, and you can draw pictures or you can write words.

These people have also got open mouths, wide open, because they can't believe what they can see.

Draw that picture.

Whoa, what other things could we see when he's first using his magic paint brush? That's right.

The river, the fast flowing river The river, the fast flowing river fast, flowing.

fast, flowing.

I got to use all the senses to describe exactly what we'd see in this magical moment.

Also, we'd see the plates of food piled high, Also, we'd see the plates of food piled high, steaming plates of food.

steaming plates of food.

Pause the video now to add to your sights section.

What can you see? So now we'll go to think about what we can here as these amazing things are happening with the magic paintbrush.

So the first thing is that gasps.

gasps.

Gasps.

Next might hear people saying things like, "Wow!", Next might hear people saying things like, "Wow!", there might be silence.

Or there might be, Hooray.

Hooray.

Cheers.

This is the moment where he's changed people's lives.

They might actually shout, hooray, and they might be so happy and so full of wonder and they might be so happy and so full of wonder that they start laughing and giggling.

Laughter I wonder what sounds you think you'd hear in this magical moment? Pause the video again, to describe the sounds you can hear.

How can we show that magical moment through tastes? So I'm thinking these plates of delicious food might taste sweet.

I love this word, mouthwatering, I love this word, mouthwatering, that people are watching these plates of food come to life and then mouths are watering because they look so delicious.

and then mouths are watering because they look so delicious.

I might draw a picture of somebody with I might draw a picture of somebody with the literally salivating the literally salivating over this delicious food.

Delicious.

Remember when you do yours, you can just use pictures.

If you'd prefer or you can write words and that word, yummy, just to create that mood in our audience, pause the video again, to add to your gird what you can taste and in our final section, what can we feel? Now, the first thing I was thinking that you'd be feeling goosebumps all over your body.

that you'd be feeling goosebumps all over your body.

It feels strange watching these magical things happening.

You might feel shivers down your spine, You might feel shivers down your spine, but also that happiness might give you a warm glow, but also that happiness might give you a warm glow, that wonderful feeling of, wow.

that wonderful feeling of, wow.

Pause the video for a final time to add to your grid, what you can feel? what you can feel? How did you get on? I love using my senses to describe different things and imagine that I'm there in the story.

What was your favourite part of the lesson? What was your Cedric? Cedric liked playing the Tell and Mime game.

Maybe you could mine some moods or part of the story to somebody at home and they could guess what's happening.

We'd love to see some of your work, maybe your sensory grids or your boxing up.

If you'd like to share that, ask a parent or a carer to do this for you, have a great day and we will see you soon.

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