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.
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
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.
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
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).
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
noun (person)
verb
adverb
adjective
noun (thing)
Exit quiz
6 Questions
trousers
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wearing
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