Using descriptive language to describe yourself
I can write descriptive sentences to describe my appearance and personality.
Using descriptive language to describe yourself
I can write descriptive sentences to describe my appearance and personality.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- a character description of yourself can be made about your personality and your appearance
- describing your personality is about what you are like on the inside and how you feel, such as "curious", "resilient"
- describing your appearance is about what you look like such as "curly, brown hair"
- descriptions can create expanded noun phrases or be listed as nouns separated by a comma, like ‘socks, jumper and hat’
- using verbs and adverbs can help to explain the adjectives you have chosen to describe yourself
Keywords
Character - a person or animal in a story
Description - using words to help someone imagine what something is like
Adjective - a word that describes a noun
Adverb - a word that describes a verb
Joining word - a word that joins words or ideas
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to know when to separate nouns with a comma and when to use 'and'.
Get a list of nouns and discuss where the commas and 'and' will go. Move the nouns into a scaffold to ensure it is structured correctly. Spend more time on this as it is newer learning. If needed, remove expectation to include adjectives in the list.
Equipment
You will need a copy of the 2016 Abrams Books for Young Readers edition of 'Ada Twist, Scientist' by Andrea Beaty.
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
noun (person)
verb
adverb
adjective
noun (thing)
Exit quiz
6 Questions
trousers
brave
wearing
collaboratively