Writing descriptive sentences about the setting in 'Anna Hibiscus' Song'
I can join two ideas together to write a descriptive sentence.
Writing descriptive sentences about the setting in 'Anna Hibiscus' Song'
I can join two ideas together to write a descriptive sentence.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- An adjective or list of adjectives can describe a noun, such as 'sweet mango' or 'noisy, chirping birds'
- Describing a setting using senses helps the reader to imagine they are there or have been there.
- The joining word 'and' can be used to join two complete ideas into a full sentence.
- Joining two simple sentences with the joining word 'and' is a compound sentence.
Keywords
Sense - the physical abilities of sight, smell, hearing, touch and taste
Expanded noun phrase - a group of words with no verb that adds detail to a noun
Sentence - an idea that makes complete sense including a verb
Verb - a doing or being word
Joining word - a word that joins words or ideas
Common misconception
Pupils may want to use 'and' repeatedly, creating a long sentence.
Give the children an 'and' card. Tell them to keep it in their pockets and emphasise they only have one 'and' per sentence, so they have to decide when they have used it. Once they have used it for the sentence, they have to give it back!
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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Starter quiz
6 Questions
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mango
juicy
juicy, sweet mango
tasted
I tasted a juicy, sweet mango.
saw
heard
tasted
smelt
felt