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Describing the setting in 'Anna Hibiscus' Song'

I can describe a setting using a range of adjectives.

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Describing the setting in 'Anna Hibiscus' Song'

I can describe a setting using a range of adjectives.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Senses can be used to describe and imagine a setting
  2. When using two adjectives, a comma is placed in between them, such as 'warm, vibrant Nigeria'
  3. An adjective describes a noun
  4. When we place more than one noun before an adjective, it is called an expanded noun phrase

Common misconception

Pupils may mistake an expanded noun phrase as a sentence.

Discuss what is missing from the expanded noun phrase to show it is not a sentence (a verb and a capital letter or punctuation mark to end a sentence). In the subsequent lessons, pupils will build their expanded noun phrases into sentences.

Keywords

  • Sense - the physical abilities of sight, smell, hearing, touch and taste

  • Noun - a naming word for people, places or things

  • Adjective - a word that describes a noun

  • Expanded noun phrase - a group of words with no verb that adds detail to a noun

  • Comma - a punctuation mark used to list two adjectives in an expanded noun phrase

You may wish to provide a more immersive sensory experience to support the children's understanding. For example, playing music and bird songs, bringing in objects to look at, touch and smell or foods to taste. This will support children's ability to generate vocabulary and retain it.
Teacher tip

Equipment

You will need a copy of the 2012 Walker Books edition of 'Anna Hibiscus' Song' by Atinuke.

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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6 Questions

Q1.
What is a setting?
a person or animal in a story
Correct answer: where a story takes place
what happens in a story
Q2.
Match the word to the definition.
Correct Answer:adjective,a word that describes or adds detail to a noun

a word that describes or adds detail to a noun

Correct Answer:common noun,a naming word that does not always need a capital eter

a naming word that does not always need a capital eter

Correct Answer:proper noun,a naming word that always needs a capital letter

a naming word that always needs a capital letter

Q3.
Match the noun from the story to the type of noun that it is.
Correct Answer:Anna,proper noun

proper noun

Correct Answer:tree,singular common noun

singular common noun

Correct Answer:birds,plural common noun

plural common noun

Q4.
Identify the adjective in this sentence: The noisy birds sat in the tree.
Correct answer: noisy
birds
sat
tree
Q5.
Complete this sentence: An adjective...
often comes after a noun.
Correct answer: often comes before a noun.
always has a capital letter.
often ends the sentence.
Q6.
Which of these are examples of senses?
jumping
Correct answer: seeing
Correct answer: smelling
Correct answer: tasting
hopping

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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the body part to the correct sense.
Correct Answer:eye,sight

sight

Correct Answer:nose,smell

smell

Correct Answer:hands,touch

touch

Correct Answer:mouth,taste

taste

Correct Answer:ears,hearing

hearing

Q2.
Match the noun to the adjective that best describes it.
Correct Answer:car engine,oily

oily

Correct Answer:mango,juicy

juicy

Correct Answer:birds,tuneful

tuneful

Q3.
Which of these is the correct definition for an adjective?
An adjective is a word that describes a verb.
Correct answer: An adjective is a word that describes a noun.
An adjective is a word that is a naming word.
An adjective is a doing or being word.
Q4.
Which of these are adjectives you could use to describe a flower?
tasty
Correct answer: fresh
hard
Correct answer: floral
Correct answer: bright
Q5.
Match the term to its examples
Correct Answer:noun,yams

yams

Correct Answer:adjective,smooth

smooth

Correct Answer:expanded noun phrase,smooth, sweet yams

smooth, sweet yams

Q6.
Which expanded noun phrase is punctuated correctly?
speedy green gecko
speedy, green, gecko
Correct answer: speedy, green gecko
speedy green, gecko