Describing the setting of 'Paddington'
I can describe a setting using a range of adjectives.
Describing the setting of 'Paddington'
I can describe a setting using a range of adjectives.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Senses help us to experience and describe the setting, in this case, London
- The five senses are sight, smell, hearing, touch and taste
- Expanded noun phrases need a comma in between the two adjectives, such as 'long, grand bridge'
- A sentence must include a verb
- Using descriptions with adjectives make writing more interesting
Keywords
Sense - the physical abilities of sight, smell, hearing, touch and taste
Setting - where a story takes place
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
Verb - a doing or being word
Common misconception
Pupils may only refer to nouns modelled to them.
Make use of the illustrations in the book as well as other visuals of London to help pupils become more familiar and generate their own ideas. Videos can assist with creating a more sensory experience.
Equipment
You will need a copy of the 2014 Harper Collins Children's Books edition of 'Paddington' by Michael Bond, illustrated by R. W. Alley for this lesson.
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
Paddington
silly
silly, clumsy Paddington
eyes
ears
mouth
nose
hands
a naming word
describes a noun
a doing or being word
describes or adds detail to a verb
Exit quiz
6 Questions
buses
saw
huge, red buses
I saw huge, red buses.