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Describing the troll in 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff'

I can write a sentence with an adjective to describe the troll in 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff'.

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Year 1

Describing the troll in 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff'

I can write a sentence with an adjective to describe the troll in 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff'.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. An adjective describes a noun
  2. Using descriptions with adjectives makes writing more interesting
  3. Adjectives are often put in front of the noun in a sentence, such as 'a mean troll'
  4. Adjectives can be used to describe what a character might look like, such as 'huge'
  5. Adjectives can also describe a character's personality, such as 'selfish'

Common misconception

Pupils may find it difficult to generate appearance words and may use words like 'scary' to describe his appearance as well.

Provide images to support them with generating ideas and explain that they can describe the appearance of specific parts of the troll e.g. 'bushy hair', 'sharp teeth', 'jagged claws', 'green skin' etc.

Keywords

  • Describe - add detail to

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

  • Adjective - describes a noun

  • Personality - the special qualities that make a character themselves

  • Appearance - what someone or something looks like

To help pupils understand the difference between personality and appearance, you may wish to adapt Task A and print an outline of the troll on A3 paper and encourage them to write personality adjectives inside the outline and appearance adjectives outside the outline.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which is the correct definition of a noun?
A word that describes a noun.
A doing or being word.
Correct answer: A naming word for people, places and things.
Q2.
Which statements about common nouns are correct?
Correct answer: Common nouns are naming words.
Common nouns describe something.
Common nouns always need a capital letter.
Correct answer: Common nouns do not need to start with a capital letter.
Q3.
Match the noun types (person, place and thing) to the correct examples.
Correct Answer:person,Lucas

Lucas

Correct Answer:place,park

park

Correct Answer:thing,scooter

scooter

Q4.
Which is the correct definition of an adjective?
Correct answer: A word that describes a noun.
A doing or being word.
A naming word for people, places and things.
Q5.
Which of these words are adjectives?
Correct answer: brave
meadow
Correct answer: strong
eating
Q6.
Identify the adjective in the following sentence: 'The kind teacher smiled.'
The
Correct answer: kind
teacher
smiled

6 Questions

Q1.
Complete the following sentence: 'An __________ describes a noun.'
noun
Correct answer: adjective
capital letter
full stop
Q2.
Match the keywords to their definitions.
Correct Answer:appearance,what someone or something looks like

what someone or something looks like

Correct Answer:personality,the special qualities that make a character themselves

the special qualities that make a character themselves

Correct Answer:describe,add detail to

add detail to

Q3.
Select the adjectives that describe the troll's personality.
green
Correct answer: selfish
Correct answer: horrible
sharp
Q4.
Select the adjectives that describe the troll's appearance.
Correct answer: green
selfish
horrible
Correct answer: sharp
Q5.
Which sentence uses the correct punctuation?
the fearsome troll is hairy
The fearsome troll is hairy
Correct answer: The fearsome troll is hairy.
the fearsome troll is hairy.
Q6.
Which sentence is written correctly?
The mean troll has jagged.
The mean troll is jagged nails.
Correct answer: The mean troll has jagged nails.
The mean troll is jagged.

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