Thinking from the character's perspective 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

Imagine you are Anna. What did Uncle Tunde tell you that he does when he feels happy?

They told me they like to dance to the car radio

They told me they like to squeeze someone's hands

Imagine you are Anna. What did the Cousins tell you that they do when they feel happy?

Which is another adjective you could use to describe feeling calm?

Which of these words would you use if you were speaking from your own perspective about yourself?

Match the feelings of Anna at different points in the story.

Emotions describe what someone looks like

Emotions describe your feelings on the inside and your appearance

Emotions are how you are feeling on the inside

Which of these explains the meaning of emotions?

Complete this sentence. Words that describe nouns, including emotions are called ... 

Which adjectives could you use to describe Anna during the story?

Anna wants to find out what her family do when they are happy

Match the term to its example from the story 'Anna Hibiscus' Song'

Starter Quiz