making a guess using what we already know

Character, setting and plot in 'Anna Hibiscus' Song'

English

In this unit, pupils learnt that a comma is placed in between two adjectives in an expanded noun phrase. In 'Looking After Pets', pupils will learn that a comma is placed in a list of nouns and apply this to writing instructions.

In 'The Magic Porridge Pot', pupils learnt to write simple sentences including an adjective or adverbial of time. In this unit, pupils will build on this by learning to write expanded noun phrases as well as be introduced to adverbial of manner. 

'Anna Hibiscus' Song': reading and writing

What is the title of the book that you read in the lesson?

Which adjective would you use to describe how Anna feels around her family?

Which of these family members are mentioned in the story? 

Match the family member to what makes them happy.

a guess about something based on what you know

the name of the person who writes a story

the name of the person who draws the pictures in a story

the person who writes the words in a book

the person who draws the pictures in a book

What can help you to make a prediction before reading a story?

Starter Quiz