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Comparing emotions and feelings in 'Paddington'

I can choose appropriate adjectives to show the range of Paddington's emotions throughout the story.

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Year 1

Comparing emotions and feelings in 'Paddington'

I can choose appropriate adjectives to show the range of Paddington's emotions throughout the story.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. A character's emotions can change at different points of the story.
  2. An emotion describes how someone is feeling.
  3. Emotions can be different and shown in different ways, so descriptions must be chosen carefully.
  4. Including a range of adjectives to describe the same feeling stops repetition and makes writing more interesting.
  5. When you choose two adjectives to describe a noun, this is called an expanded noun phrase.

Keywords

  • Emotion - a feeling or mood

  • Noun - a naming word

  • Adjective - describes or adds detail to a noun

  • Expanded noun phrase - two adjectives listed to describe a noun

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

Common misconception

Pupils may struggle to generate their own adjectives.

Refer back to any adjectives generated in the previous lesson and have them available for children. When describing Paddington's emotions, clarify definitions of any key adjectives and repeat them using 'my turn, your turn'.

Allow children to keep the word banks they create for future lessons, both within this unit and others to encourage them to apply new vocabulary across the curriculum. They could be stored in trays or in a wallet inside their book.
Teacher tip

Equipment

You will need a copy of the 2014 Harper Collins Children's Books edition of 'Paddington' by Michael Bond.

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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6 Questions

Q1.
Match each term to the correct example.
Correct Answer:title,Paddington

Paddington

Correct Answer:author,Michael Bond

Michael Bond

Correct Answer:character,Mr Brown

Mr Brown

Q2.
Put the following events from the story of 'Paddington' in the correct order.
1 - Mr and Mrs Brown see a bear on the platform.
2 - Mrs and Mrs Brown name the bear Paddington.
3 - Mr and Mrs Brown take Paddington to a cafe.
Q3.
What is the adjective in the following sentence? 'The clumsy bear slipped on the cake.'
bear
slipped
cake
Correct answer: clumsy
Q4.
Which of these is a comma?
.
Correct answer: ,
!
?
Q5.
Which is the correct punctuation and spelling for the main character in the story?
paddingten
Correct answer: Paddington
Padington
padigton
Q6.
Which of these is an expanded noun phrase?
bear
kind bear
friendly bear
Correct answer: kind, friendly bear

6 Questions

Q1.
Match each term to its definition.
Correct Answer:adjective,describes a noun

describes a noun

Correct Answer:noun,a naming word

a naming word

Correct Answer:comma,a punctuation mark that can separate adjectives

a punctuation mark that can separate adjectives

Q2.
Identify the adjectives in the following sentence: 'Paddington felt excited and welcomed when he was in the taxi.'
Paddington
taxi
Correct answer: excited
was
Correct answer: welcomed
Q3.
In the beginning of the story, Paddington was alone on the train platform in a new place. Which of these adjectives best describe his emotions?
confident
Correct answer: curious
Correct answer: lonely
furious
Q4.
In the middle of the story, Paddington was wanting to eat and drink after a long journey. Which of these adjectives best describe his emotions?
Correct answer: hungry
confused
Correct answer: thirsty
upset
Q5.
In the middle of the story, Paddington falls asleep by the fire on the sofa. Which of these adjectives best describe his emotions?
energetic
Correct answer: relaxed
afraid
Correct answer: calm
Q6.
Which of these expanded noun phrases is punctuated correctly?
clumsy hungry Paddington
clumsy hungry, Paddington
Correct answer: clumsy, hungry Paddington
clumsy, hungry, Paddington