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'.
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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Lesson details
Key learning points
- An adjective describes a noun
- Using descriptions with adjectives makes writing more interesting
- Adjectives are often put in front of the noun in a sentence, such as 'a mean troll'
- Adjectives can be used to describe what a character might look like, such as 'huge'
- Adjectives can also describe a character's personality, such as 'selfish'
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
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.
Licence
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