Lesson video

Hello, everyone.

I'm Ms. Corbett.

It's so great to see you today.

For today's lesson, writing a postcard from "Paddington" to describe places and feelings.

Very exciting, because we will need our imagination for today's lesson and our descriptive writing to write from a setting imagining we are there.

So, for this lesson, I need you to have your imagination.

Have you got it ready? You will also need something to write with and something to write on.

As well as that, you will need a copy of the 2014 HarperCollins Children's Book edition of "Paddington" by Michael Bond.

Can you pause the video and go and get those things now? Off you go.

Great.

Are you ready to go? I think we're ready to get started.

Off we go.

And the outcome for today's lesson is, "I can write a postcard from Paddington's perspective, including a list of places and his feelings.

(gasps) We've got lots to do today.

So let's get started.

Here are keywords that will help us to get there.

First, you're going to repeat them after me, then we'll talk about what they might mean.

Are you ready to repeat? My turn, then your turn.

Let me hear you.

Perspective, expanded noun phrase, noun, fronted adverbial of time, a long one, and comma.

Fantastic.

So a perspective is a point of view.

If we are thinking from our own perspective, we are thinking how we feel.

If we are thinking from someone else's perspective, we are thinking about how they might feel.

And today, we will be thinking from Paddington's perspective, 'cause we are going to write a postcard, imagining that we are him.

Expanded noun phrase is when we have two adjectives listed to describe a noun.

For example, "noisy, busy London." A noun is a naming word for people, places, and things.

And as we will be describing a setting, lots of our nouns might be specific places.

So we might need to use some proper nouns that all need to start with a capital letter.

A fronted adverbial of time is a sentence starter that tells the reader when something happens by starting it with an adverb.

For example, first, next, now.

And a comma is a punctuation mark that can be used to separate nouns in a list or in an expanded noun phrase where we separate the adjectives.

Lots of key words there.

I wonder who will be the first to spot them in our lesson.

The first part of our lesson will be planning the start of a postcard.

So in this lesson, like I've said, we will be thinking from Paddington's perspective, his point of view.

This means we will think from his point of view and imagine we are him.

Did you know that Paddington has an aunt who lives in Peru, called Aunt Lucy? Now, Aunt Lucy has never visited London before.

So we will write a postcard to Aunt Lucy about what he has seen, who he has met, and what he has experienced.

Now, I wonder, have you ever written a postcard? I've written a postcard before.

Once I went to the countryside, I went to a place called The Late District, and I went to a shop and saw a postcard, so I decided to write it to my family to tell them all about what I'd done there.

And I sent it off in a postbox.

I wonder, have you ever written a postcard? If you have, where were you and who did you write it to? If you haven't, where would you like to write one from? Pause the video now.

Great to hear about whether you have, and if you haven't, don't worry, 'cause by the end of this lesson, you'll have started one.

So, like we have said, you are going to write a postcard.

And when we write we always try to use capital letters at the start of a sentence, and a full stop, a question mark or an exclamation mark at the end.

We always try to write our letters neatly on the line.

We use phonics to sound out and spell our words.

And we remember the spelling of some common exception words, those words that we can't use phonics for.

Then we also make sure we always read back our writing, a sentence at a time, to make sure it makes sense.

As well as that, here is the success criteria for today's lesson.

To write from Paddington's perspective.

To use an expanded noun phrase.

To write a list of nouns.

And to use adverbials of time to sequence events and feelings.

Postcards are written when you visit a place to tell someone about your trip whilst you are there.

And here's what a postcard might look like.

There is space to write about where you are and what you've experienced.

There's space for a stamp, because if you don't have a stamp, it won't go anywhere or get delivered by the post person.

And there's a space for the address of who you are writing to.

And the address is where someone lives or is at that time.

Aunt Lucy lives in a retirement home for bears in Peru, because she's quite old, so she lives in a retirement home.

And the address of who you are writing to might be Aunt Lucy, so we say who it's to, the name, Retirement home for bears, and then the place, Peru.

On the front of the postcard, there is often a photograph of the place you are visiting and a word to say it.

So for example, London.

And here is a photograph of some of the famous landmarks in London.

Most postcards are written in the first person perspective.

We are imagining we are Paddington and thinking from his perspective.

So we will use these words to imagine we are him.

Paddington, so we will use I, "I am Paddington." Me, my, mine, we, or us.

So, for example, "I am in London." In this lesson, we will start our postcard.

We will introduce the postcard with "Dear Aunt Lucy," or "To Aunt Lucy." "Dear Aunt Lucy," so capital letter.

Aunt Lucy is her specific name, and then we put a comma at the end of that.

Or "To Aunt Lucy." Then we will explain where you are.

"I am in London." "I have seen.

." and list some things that we have seen.

We know who we are writing to so we know how to start our postcard.

"Dear Lucy," with a capital letter and a comma, "To Lucy," "Dear Aunt Lucy," "To Aunt Lucy,".

Once you have written that greeting, it's called, which is the opening, you should start a new line.

So we do our comma, then we start a new line, just so it's really easy for the person to read.

Which of these greetings will you choose? Will you call her Lucy or Aunt Lucy? And will you use Dear or To? Pause the video now and decide.

Great.

Keep that greeting in your head.

So which of these could start a postcard, that greeting? Would it be From, Dear, To, or Goodbye? Which ones can start a postcard? Pause the video now to decide.

So some of the words that I could use are, Dear, "Dear Aunt Lucy," or To, "To Lucy,".

From, would be used at the end, to say who the postcard is from, "From Paddington." And Goodbye would be something that you use to close something or finish something.

When we write postcards, we explain what we have done or seen whilst we are there.

Let's say where we are and what we travelled in.

So where are we? (gasps) We travelled in a taxi.

How could we describe that taxi? Are you ready to repeat some adjectives after me to help you decide? Loud.

Whirring.

Rattling.

Beeping.

Screeching.

I wonder which adjectives you'll choose.

We could also describe what it looks like.

Repeat them after me.

Black.

Huge.

Shiny.

Fast.

Good job.

So I can put those into sentences.

First, I'm going to tell Aunt Lucy where I am.

Capital letter, "I am in London." Notice that the word London has a capital letter because it is the name of a proper noun.

A new sentence.

Capital letter, "I travelled in a adjective, adjective taxi." Hmm.

"I travelled in a loud, black taxi." "I travelled in a rattling, shiny taxi." I will greet Aunt Lucy.

Then I'll say where I am and describe the taxi.

Then it will be your turn.

Are you listening? Capital letter, "Dear" capital letter, "Aunt" capital letter, "Lucy,".

I'm starting a new line.

Capital letter, "I am in" capital letter, "London." Capital letter, "I travelled in a black, rattling taxi." Now it's your turn to greet Aunt Lucy.

Then you will say where you are and describe the taxi.

So remember your greeting.

Is it Dear or To? Is it Lucy or Aunt Lucy? Then, "I am in London.

I travelled in a mm, mm taxi." Pause the video now and off you go.

Fantastic planning.

Here's an example that I heard.

"To Aunt Lucy, I am in London.

I travelled in a huge, screeching taxi." Have you got to start your postcard in your head? Well done.

Then we will list what Paddington saw.

Let's remind ourselves.

He saw so many landmarks of London.

The London Eye, Big Ben, skyscrapers, the River Thames.

He also saw the park and the bridges and the lights.

Hmm, what are you going to list? And lots and lots of buildings.

So we can list what Paddington saw.

Here's an example.

Capital letter, "I saw a grand bridge, huge Big Ben and a leafy park." I have listed nouns.

My nouns are bridge, Big Ben and a park.

When we list nouns, we need to separate them with a comma.

"I saw a grand bridge," before I start talking about my next noun, I need a comma, "huge Big Ben", but when we are about to write the final noun, we don't use a comma, we use "and".

I've also snuck in an extra adjective to describe each one of those nouns.

So rather than just, "I saw a bridge, big Ben and a park," I'm helping Aunt Lucy imagine what I can see by describing it.

"I saw a grand bridge, huge Big Ben and a leafy park." First, I will list three nouns that Paddington saw, and describe them with an adjective.

A tall skyscraper.

The flowing River Thames.

Bright lights.

Now, I will list them in a sentence, and I will say the sentence with punctuation.

I'm going to say the sentence with punctuation 'cause it helps me with my writing.

Capital letter, "I saw a tall skyscraper, the flowing River Thames and bright lights." Now it's your turn.

First, you will list three nouns that Paddington saw, and describe them with an adjective.

Then you will list them in a sentence and say the sentence with punctuation.

Capital letter, "I saw, and." Can you pause the video now? Off you go.

Great job.

Maybe you listed the same nouns as me, or maybe you listed different ones.

We know that Paddington is really close to Aunt Lucy, so he will feel comfortable sharing how he feels.

By the end of the story, how is Paddington feeling? So at the start, when he met Mr. and Mrs. Brown, had a feeling of confusion.

He felt curious, unsure, worried, lonely.

But by the end, once he was settled in with a marmalade sandwich on the sofa, he had a feeling of happiness, and he felt relaxed, content, sleepy, and calm.

As Paddington's feelings changed throughout the story, we can use fronted adverbials of time to sequence those feelings.

"First, I felt lonely.

Now I feel relaxed." Do you notice that those fronted adverbials of time start with a capital letter? That's because when they are fronted, they are at the front of the sentence so they start our sentence, and they're separated from the rest of the sentence with a comma.

Because his feelings changed, we can use those fronted adverbials.

Let's see it in a sentence.

Capital letter, "First, I felt lonely at the busy train station." "Now," imagining, "Oh I'm so happy at the Brown family home," "Now, I feel relaxed at the calm house." Using an adjective for the place helps Aunt Lucy to understand Paddington's feelings.

So he felt lonely at the busy train station 'cause everything else was busy, but he was on his own.

He felt relaxed because the house was calm.

The word "felt" is in the past tense, to show how he felt at the start of the story at the station.

And "feel" is in the present tense to show how he feels now.

So here's an example of my two sentences.

Capital letter, "First, I felt lonely at the busy train station." Capital letter, "Now, I feel relaxed at the calm house." Both of my sentence has a fronted adverbial of time, First and Now.

Both of my sentences have adjectives to describe my feelings as Paddington.

"I felt lonely." "I feel relaxed." They also both have an adjective to describe the place.

"First, I felt lonely at the busy train station.

Now, I feel relaxed at the calm house." So now it's your turn to plan your sentences out loud.

"First, I felt mm at the mm train station.

Now, I feel mm at the mm house." Can you do that for me? Pause the video now.

Well done.

Let's see.

Because rehearsing your sentences out loud like we've been doing, helps you remember what you are going to write.

So, first of all, say the sentences out loud.

Then you will say them in a low voice or a silly voice.

Then saying the sentences again, including your capital letters for the start of your sentence, and for your proper nouns, your commas, and your full stops.

That will really help you when you're writing because you've practised it so many times that you will remember to include them.

Then tell somebody else your sentence.

And finally, whisper those sentences to your pencil.

You are going to do all of those steps now with your writing.

So you will say your sentences, then say them in a silly voice, then say them with your punctuation, then check with somebody else, and then whisper them.

Here's an example.

Capital letter, "Dear or To Aunt Lucy," capital letter, new line, "I am in London.

I travelled in a mm, mm taxi.

I saw mm, mm and mm." Capital letter, "First, I felt mm at the mm train station." Capital letter, "Now, I feel mm at the mm house." Are you ready to practise? Pause the video and off you go.

Here is an example that I heard.

"To Aunt Lucy, I am in London.

I travelled in a black, speedy taxi.

I saw a leafy park, the shiny London Eye and red buses.

First, I felt curious at the new train station.

Now, I feel content at the cosy house." I love some of those descriptions.

I wonder how your descriptions were.

Well done.

I think we're almost ready to write.

Let's move on to the second part of our lesson.

Writing the start of a postcard.

Let's remind ourselves of the success criteria for today's writing.

Especially now we've planned our sentences together.

Then we'll read some sentences to check if they meet it.

So we will write from Paddington's perspective.

"I travelled in a black, speedy taxi." Use an expanded noun phrase.

"I travelled in a huge, screeching taxi." Write a list of nouns.

I saw a leafy park, the flowing River Thames, and tall skyscrapers." Use adverbials of time to sequence events and feelings.

"First, I felt afraid at the noisy train station.

Now, I feel calm at the relaxed house." Let's have a look at this sentence.

"I travelled in a black, speedy taxi." We have written from Paddington's perspective 'cause we have used, I, imagining we are him, and we have used an expanded noun phrase, black, speedy taxi.

We haven't yet written a list of nouns or adverbials of time, but there's plenty of chance for that.

Let's look at another sentence.

Capital letter, "I saw grand bridges, brights lights and huge trains." So again, we've written from Paddington's perspective using I.

We haven't used expanded noun phrases because we haven't expanded our descriptions with more than one adjective.

But we have listed nouns, each with one adjective.

Grand bridges, bright lights and huge trains.

We haven't yet used adverbials of time.

(gasps) I think we might do in this one.

"First, I felt worried at the bustling train station.

Now, I feel sleepy at the warm house." Again, we've written from Paddington's perspective the whole time.

We haven't got an expanded noun phrase, but we have some great adjectives.

We haven't got our list of nouns, but we've already covered that.

But we have got our adverbials of time, First and Now.

I think you are ready to help me with my writing.

I am ready to write the start of my postcard.

I have got my success criteria here, and my line paper ready to write.

I've actually already started.

Can you help me check what I've written so far? I've started on a new line.

"Dear Aunt Lucy," that's my greeting.

I then started a new line, "I am in London." Why does London need a capital letter? Because it's a proper noun.

"I travelled in a shiny beeping taxi." (gasps) There's my expanded noun phrase.

Let me check, adjective.

(gasps) What have I forgot between my two adjectives? A comma.

"I travelled in a shiny, beeping taxi." Then I started my list of nouns.

Can you help me finish my list off? Capital letter, I, o, saw.

A, u, if, ee, leafy ph-ark, park.

"I saw a leafy park." Before I write my next noun, I need a comma.

"I saw a leafy park," now I want to say the London Eye, how could I describe it? "The round London Eye." The, T-H-E.

Could you sound out round with me? Ur, ou, and this ou is O-U.

Ur, ou, nd, round.

"The round London.

." I've already written that.

Capital letter, L-O-N-D-O-N, London.

"I saw a leafy park, the round London Eye." Also needs a capital letter, Eye, like the eyes that we look out of, because it looks a bit like an eye.

"I saw a leafy part, the round London Eye" do I need a comma before my last noun? No, I need "and." "And busy trains." Okay, busy trains.

Busy.

B, b, then it's U making an eh, which is a bit strange, in busy.

S, ee, busy.

"And busy trains." Could you sound that out with me as I write it? T, r, ey, n, s.

Trains.

The A is AI, because that likes to be in the middle.

And I have saw more than one train so I need an S.

"I saw a leafy park, the round London Eye and busy trains." Now I need to write about how I felt and how I feel.

So I'm going to say about how I felt first.

So I'm going to use my adverbial of time.

Capital letter, start new sentence.

"First," could you sound that out with me? F, uhr.

Hmm, which uhr likes to be in the middle? I, R.

Uhr, s, t, first.

To separate that from the rest of my sentence, I need a comma.

"First, I felt lonely." "I felt lonely." I, f, eh, l, t, felt lonely.

I'm going to chunk that up.

I'm gonna try it lone first.

L, oh, it's my split diagraph.

Oh, n.

Lonely.

L, and then my ee likes to be spelt as a Y at the end of objectives.

"First, I felt lonely." Where did I feel lonely? "I felt lonely at the station." Watch out for the spelling of station.

S, t, ey, an A on its own, shun.

Which is a really strange spelling, shun.

It isn't spelled how it sounds.

T-I-O-N, shun.

"I felt lonely at the station." Now, you are going to get on with your writing now, but whilst you get on with yours, I'm going to finish mine.

The next sentence I will write is, "Now, I feel sleepy in the cosy house." Before that though, I'm going to check my success criteria so far.

Right from Paddington's perspective, I, I, I, and I.

Use an expanded noun phrase for how we travelled.

Thankfully when we read back we remembered adjective, comma, adjective, noun.

You helped me write my list of nouns.

Leafy park, the round London Eye and busy trains.

And I have started to use adverbials of time to sequence my events.

"First, I felt.

." Now, I'm going to write, "Now, I feel sleepy in the cosy house." But I think you're ready to get on with your writing because you've helped me so well with mine.

Now you've helped me with my writing, it is your turn to write the start of your postcard.

Don't forget to say your sentences out loud, and remember to keep checking your success criteria to help you make sure you've included everything.

I can't wait to see the start of your postcard.

Off you go.

Well done.

Let's just check this one.

"Dear Aunt Lucy, I am in London.

I travelled in a black, whirling taxi.

I saw a long bridge, the round London Eye and red buses.

First, I felt curious at the bustling train station.

Now, I feel relaxed at the warm house." Throughout all of that, I have written in Paddington's perspective using the word I.

My expanded noun phrase to describe the taxi is there, black, whirling taxi.

I have a list of nouns to describe what I saw.

The bridge, the London Eye and the buses.

And I have used adverbials of time, "First, I felt.

." "Now, I feel.

." Can you now pause the video and double check your success criteria? Remember, don't worry if you haven't quite included everything, because now is the perfect time to make sure you have.

Pause the video.

Brilliant job.

We have had a brilliant lesson.

We now know that a postcard is written to someone when you are away somewhere.

In this case, Paddington in London.

Postcards are written about personal experience, so are written from the first person perspective using "I," "me," or "mine." A postcard needs to start with a greeting such as "Dear" or "To".

Adding descriptive language about places and feelings can help the person reading it, Aunt Lucy, imagine the experience.

A list of places you have seen can be included in a postcard with a comma in between and "and" before the final place.

Wow, what fantastic writing you have done today with such descriptive language.

I hope you are really proud of all that you've achieved, because I know I am.

I really hope to you again soon.

Bye.