Lesson video

Hello everyone, my name is Miss Barron.

And I think you know by now, that I love stories.

I love telling stories, I love listening to stories, and I love making up stories.

And in this unit, you are learning and working with one of my favourite stories, The Unlucky Man, and because we're learning all about character in this unit, today we are going to explore the character of the unlucky man from different perspectives.

Now perspectives might be a new word, so let's just practise saying it.

Perspectives, your turn.

Perspectives, your turn again.

Well done, perspectives just means points of view.

So we're going to be thinking about the character of the unlucky man from the perspectives and the points of view of the other characters.

So how do the woman and the tree and the wolf see him? What do they think and feel about him? That's what we're going to be learning about today.

So today we're going to do a quick spelling activity to start with, and then we're going to sing some songs from the different perspectives of characters in the story.

We're going to sing a song from the point of view of the woman, from the point of view of the tree, and you're going to make your own up about the wolf.

And then we're going to do some character interviews to find out what those other characters think about the unlucky man.

So this is what you're going to need in today's lesson.

You are going to need something to write on, an exercise book or a piece of paper, and a pencil or a pen to write with.

So pause the video now, if you need to go and get any of those things.

Brilliant job, you are back with everything you need to start the learning today.

So before we begin our spelling activity, I thought that because we're learning about character, I would first ask you this question.

If a genie popped up to grant the unlucky man three wishes, what would he ask for? And you can use these sentence stems to help frame your ideas.

First, he would wish for, next, he would wish for, finally, he would wish for.

Pause the video now and have a think about those three wishes and get ready to tell me when you press play again.

Okay, brilliant, you're back and ready to share your three wishes with me.

Go on then, tell me to your screen.

He would wish for, Oh, so many interesting ideas, lots of different wishes.

Hmm, I think the lucky man would wish for, first I think he would wish for a lovely wife, next I think he would wish for buried treasure, and finally he would wish for lots of friends.

And it just so happens that the lovely wife and the buried treasure were offered to him on the way down the mountain.

But he was too busy rushing off to go home and find his luck that he didn't even notice, did he? So I think if he had those things as well, he would have had more friends, because he would have been a much happier person and lots of people would have wanted to be around him.

Now it's time for our spelling activity.

Take a look at the words in the white boxes on your screen.

What do you notice about the words in the second box, compared with the words in the first box? Pause the video now to have a think about that.

Great, you are back and ready to share your thoughts.

Tell me in a full sentence, I noticed that, go on, tell your screen now.

Brilliant, I'm hearing, that lots of you noticed that the words in the second box all end in I E R, so let's look at that in a bit more detail.

So what's the spelling rule? You noticed that if the root words ends in the Y like in the first box, then when we add I E R, we drop the Y, don't we? Let's take a look with some of the words in the boxes.

Unlucky, unlucky is an adjective that ends in a Y.

Now, when we add the suffix, I E R, look what happens? We lose the Y.

Let's take a look at the next adjective, unhappy.

Again, when we add the suffix, I E R, we lose the Y.

So there's our spelling rule.

We can see it again in angry, angry ends in a Y.

When we add I E R, we lose the Y.

So that's the spelling rule for adding the suffix I E R at the end of a word.

And you'll notice, I bet you did already that all of these words are adjectives.

So let's look at what happens to the meaning of the word when we add the suffix, I E R, so just like when we add ER, for example, kind becomes kinder.

The lovely young woman was kinder than the unlucky man.

Adding the suffix I E R, has the same effect.

It also means that we can use the adjective to compare things.

And so we call it a comparative adjective.

Say that for me, comparative adjective, your turn.

Comparative adjective, your turn again.

Well done.

Now, comparative adjective sounds tricky, but it's not really.

It just means that the word becomes an adjective that we can use to compare things.

So for example, on luckier, the comparative adjective, it could be used in a sentence like this, the unlucky man was unluckier than the wolf.

So I'm using it to compare two characters, aren't I? The unlucky man and the Wolf.

Let me give you another example.

Mmm, I might say the wolf was hungrier than the tree.

The wolf was hungrier than the tree.

So again, I'm using hungrier as a comparative adjective to compare two characters, the wolf and the tree.

And so the difference here is that when we add I E R, we need to drop the Y on the spelling of the root word.

We only add I E R, if the adjective, the root word adjective ends in the Y.

So that's the spelling rule, and you're now going to practise it as you make up your own sentences.

So let's have a look.

I would like you to make up your own comparative sentences now about our story characters, using the sentence stems in the white box and use the comparative adjectives in the blue box to help you.

So pause the video and have a go at making up your own sentences.

Great job, well done.

Now I would love to hear one of your sentences.

So can you share your favourite sentence with me? Go on, tell me to your screen now.

Fantastic.

Oh, I loved hearing your sentences then.

Well done.

And just one more thing, reminds me of the rule once again.

So when the root adjective ends in Y, what happens when we add I E R, tell me.

When we add I E R, go on, tell your screen.

Brilliant, when we add I E R then we have to drop the Y on the root word, fantastic.

Okay, now we're ready to start thinking about exploring the character of the unlucky man from the perspectives of the other characters in the story, and the first way that we're going to do that is through song.

So first, let's sing a song from the perspective or viewpoint of the lovely young woman.

Let's find out what she thinks about the unlucky man, and how she feels towards him.

This is her song.

What a foolish man, I offered him my hand.

Why did he run away? I cannot understand.

So that's the young woman's song.

This time, we're going to sing it again, and I would like you to join in with me.

So join in with the lyrics and the actions, ready? What a foolish man, I offered him my hand.

Why did he run away? I cannot understand.

So now let's sing a song from the tree's perspective.

Let's find out what the tree thinks about the unlucky man and how he feels about him.

So this is his song.

What a foolish man, I offered him my treasure.

But he just ran away, looking for something pleasure.

So that is the tree song, that tells us what the tree thinks about the lucky man and how he feels towards him.

So sing it with me this time, join in with the lyrics and the actions, ready? What a foolish man, I offered him my treasure.

but he just ran away, looking for some pleasure.

So that is the song sung by the tree.

Now let's find out what those songs tell us, about what they think and feel about him in a bit more detail.

So what does the woman's song tell us about how she feels towards the unlucky man? You can read the song on your screen, or you might be able to remember it from singing it just now.

Use this sentence stem to help you frame your idea.

The words or line, mm, tells me she feels, mm.

So pause the video now and have a think about that.

Brilliant, you're back with your idea.

Okay, so go on, tell me in a full sentence to your screen now, the words or line, mm, tells me she feels, mm, tell your screen.

Oh, brilliant.

I am hearing some fantastic ideas that tell me that you have thought really hard about this question, well done.

So I heard that she feels he's a total fool.

Well, you're absolutely right, and it says that in the very first line of the song, doesn't it? What a foolish man.

I also heard that she feels confused by his actions and you're right again, it says that in the third and fourth fine, doesn't it? When it tells us that, why did he run away? I cannot understand.

So she's just totally confused by his actions.

And I also heard that she feels angry towards him.

And you said that that was the second line of the song that told you that.

I offered him my hand.

She asked him to marry her, didn't she? And all he could say was, 'Oh, I'm sorry.

I don't have time for this right now.

I've got to get home and look for my luck.

' So she feels angry about that, and I'm not surprised.

It's not a very nice way to treat someone who has just asked you to marry them.

I think she feels quite rejected, rejected means unwanted.

So that's how she feels towards the unLucky man.

Let's have a think about what the tree feels towards him, shall we? So there's this, so here's the tree song on your screen.

You might like to sing it again too, to remind you.

So what does the tree song tell you about how the tree feels about the unlucky man? Pause the video now and have a think.

Great, you're back and ready to share your idea.

So, tell me in a full sentence, the words, line, mm tells me the tree feels, mm, go on, tell me to your screen now.

Again, some great ideas, you are thinking really hard about this, I'm very impressed.

So, I heard from you that the tree feels that the unlucky man is a total fool.

So he agrees with the young woman, doesn't he? They both think he is absolutely foolish.

And there it is in the first line, what a foolish man.

And why does he think that? Well, you told me the answer to that question was in the second and third line where he says, 'I offered him my treasure, but he just ran away' And you're right, what kind of fool, just runs away when they're offered a box of buried treasure, especially when we know that the unlucky man wanted luck more than anything else.

Here is the most amount of luck just being handed to him on a plate for free.

And he just doesn't even notice it, doesn't even register, does it? He just runs off home desperate to find his luck.

And obviously at the end, ends up with the worst luck of all.

And then you also told me that the tree feels he's quite selfish and that's because of the last line, looking for some pleasure, pleasure means a good time, something that's going to make him feel happy.

So he's only bothered about himself.

He's not really bothered about the lovely woman or the tree or the wolf.

He just cares about getting home and finding luck to make himself feel better.

So that's what you told me the tree felt about the unlucky man, good thinking there.

So here's what I would like you to do now.

I would like you to have a go at making up your own song to show what the wolf thinks about the foolish man.

And you can use the same song pattern.

So, a four line song, and it can start in the same way if you like.

What a foolish man, and then I'd like you to make up three new lines to show what the Wolf thinks and feels about the unlucky man.

So pause the video now and have a go at that.

Fantastic.

How did you get on? I am really interested to hear your song.

In fact, can you sing it to me now? I'm going to hum the tune and I'd like you to sing your song to me, ready? Brilliant job, well done.

Now here's my song, that I made up about the Wolf.

So, sing it with me, you know the tune now.

So, let's go.

What a foolish man, why doesn't he think? I reckon that I'll eat him up then go and have a drink.

Oh, in fact, let's sing it a second time.

This time, let's put on our sick, old wolf voices.

We need to put on the voice, don't we, for the character? So, you ready? Let's go again.

What a foolish man, why doesn't he think? I reckon that I'll eat him up then go and have a drink.

Fantastic, there we had it with our sick, old Wolf voices.

Brilliant job.

So now we're ready to interview these characters to find out more about what they're thinking and feeling in more depth.

So let's get onto that.

Hello, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to today's episode of 'This is Your Life'.

On today's show, we will be talking about the life of the unlucky man, finding out just what kind of man he really was.

And so I'd like to welcome to the show today, three special guests, big round of applause from our audience, please, for the lovely young woman, the thin and leafless tree and last but not least, the old wolf, no longer thin and sick, seeing as he ate the unlucky man last week.

Now, we are going to be finding out from our three special guests, exactly what they thought of the unlucky man.

So I'd like to start with my first guest, lovely young woman, welcome to the show.

Thank you, thanks for having me.

First, tell me, how did you meet the unlucky man? Well, I first met him when he was climbing the mountain on his way to meet the wise man to ask why he didn't have any luck.

I see, and what happened on this first meeting? I asked him to find out from the wise man, why I was so sad and lonely.

I see, and can you tell me, what were your first impressions of the unlucky man at that meeting? What did you first think of him? Well, at first I thought he seemed rather nice.

In fact, I thought he was quite handsome and I was looking forward to talking to him.

But when I asked him about my problem, when I asked him to help me, he just seemed quite impatient and a bit rude to be honest, he seemed in a hurry just to get to the top and solve his own problem.

Hmm, and what about the second time when you met him coming down the mountain? What did you think about him then? Oh, well that time, I was totally unimpressed.

I just thought he was a real fool.

I offered him my hand in marriage.

I asked him to marry me and he just threw it right back in my face, I couldn't believe it.

All that time, he'd been moaning on and on about how he was so lonely, how he'd never get married.

And then I offer my hand in marriage and he doesn't want it.

I mean, I'm kind, I'm thoughtful, I'm lovely.

He could have been so happy with me, but no, all he cared about was getting down that mountain to find his luck, well in the end, he didn't have any luck, did he? Serves him right, I think.

Goodness, so not impressed at all then, Sounds like you were quite upset and angry with the unlucky man.

And if you were to see him again, which obviously you can't, but if you were, what advice would you give him? Well, I would like to tell him that he needs to take more notice of what's right in front of him.

He could have had such a lucky life with me, such a happy life, but he just threw it back in my face, he didn't see what was right in front of his eyes.

So, that's the advice I would offer.

Okay, lovely young woman, thank you for coming on the show.

We've learnt a lot from you.

And now we're going to hear from the tree, except this time you are going to be the TV presenter, and you are going to interview me.

I'm going to take on the role of the tree.

Now you're going to use the same five questions that you just saw me use with the lovely young woman.

So here they are on your screen.

How did you meet him? What happened when you met? what were your first impressions of him, and why? So what did you first think about him? What did you think of him when you met him a second time? And finally, what advice would you give him if you could meet him again? So those are the five questions you're going to ask me.

You can read them off the screen.

Now I'm going to get into role as the tree, so get ready to ask me your first question.

Oh, you can see I've got my windproof jacket on, my scarf, and my hat to protect me from the wind and the cold, because I'm still so thin and leafless.

Go on then, thank you for having me on the show.

I'm, I'm ready to hear your first question, off you go.

Hmm.

How did we first meet? Okay, well, same as the young woman, really, so I met him as he was climbing up the mountain on his way to ask the wise man, why he didn't have any luck.

Go on, second question, I'm ready.

Mhm, mhm, okay, what happened when we met? Well, I asked him to find out from the wise man, why I was so thin and leafless.

Go on, third question, I'm ready.

Mhm, mhm, right.

My first impressions of him, well, they're not good to be honest.

I mean, there I was, asking him to help me solve a problem, and he just didn't seem to care, wasn't bothered, just wanted to get up to the top of the mountain and solve his own problem to be honest.

A bit impatient, I thought.

Next question, I'm ready.

Mm, mm, the second time we met? Even worse, to be honest, wasn't impressed by him at all.

I mean, the man had been moaning and moaning constantly about how unlucky he was, how he didn't have any money.

And you know, I offered him the buried treasure under my roots, I offered him a whole chest of buried treasure.

And was he interested? No, honestly, ridiculous! Just wanted to get home to find his luck.

Well, there it was, being offered to him on a plate right in front of his face.

Didn't even notice, honestly, what a fool.

Go on, next question, ready again.

Mm, okay, what advice would I give him if I met him a second time? Wow, I mean, where'd you start with someone like that? I would tell him that he needs to look at what is right in front of his nose.

I mean, goodness me, he could have had all the luck in the world, I was offering him everything he ever wanted, but just totally ignored it, totally didn't notice.

I mean, what a foolish man, that's all I can say.

So that's it for me, thanks for having me on the show.

I hope you've learned something about the unlucky man from my encounters with him, from my experiences when I met him.

But for now, I better go and find myself some leaves before it gets too cold out there.

So, see you later.

So.

let me get out of role.

There we go, now I'm back as me, Miss Barron, the teacher.

So you just heard about what the tree thought of the unlucky man.

And now, I would like you to have a go at interviewing the wolf yourself.

And this time, you might like to take on both roles.

So like I did when I was the TV presenter and the lovely young woman.

So you can turn like this and do different voices to show the two different characters.

You might like to do this with somebody else in your household or even one of your toys.

So you could take on the role of the wolf, and your toys could ask you the questions, you can pretend that they're asking you the questions.

So I would like you to interview the wolf now, and ask the same five questions.

You're going to answer in role as the wolf, you're going to become the Wolf.

So, pause the video and have a go at that, what did the Wolf think about the unlucky man? So that brings us to the end of today's learning.

We were exploring the character of the unlucky man through the eyes of the other characters.

So looking at him from their perspectives, their points of view.

So let's finish by singing the songs in role, as the woman and the tree about what they thought of the unlucky man, ready to join in with me? What a foolish man, I offered him my hand.

Why did he run away? I cannot understand.

And now in role of the tree.

What a foolish man, I offered him my treasure, but he just ran away, looking for some pleasure.

There we go, so those are our songs in role as the woman and the tree, you might like to carry on singing those songs, or you might like to carry on interviewing the characters to find out more about what they thought of the unlucky man.

And until then, I will see you in the next lesson.

So, goodbye for me.

Bye!.