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Generating ambitious vocabulary for narrative writing
I can generate ambitious vocabulary to include in my narrative writing.
New
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Year 3
Generating ambitious vocabulary for narrative writing
I can generate ambitious vocabulary to include in my narrative writing.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Precise vocabulary is used to accurately describe setting and characters.
- Some vocabulary choices are more precise and appropriate than others.
- Imagining colours as we write that might evoke feelings for the reader helps us choose vocabulary.
- Nouns are referred to in different ways to avoid repetition.
Keywords
Noun - a person, place or thing
Adjective - a word that describes a noun
Verb - a doing or being word
Common misconception
Pupils may use adjective choices that are not precise enough or appropriate for a certain moment.
Create a shared word bank for the characters at different moments that pupils can refer to.
Ask children to share their vocabulary ideas using mini-whiteboards or vocally before showing the vocabulary on the slides. Encourage collaborative approaches to sharing and generating vocabulary.
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Lesson video
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6 Questions
Q1.
What is the definition of a noun?
Lily
an object
a describing word
Q2.
An adjective describes a .
Q3.
What is the purpose of an adverb?
An adverb describes characters.
An adverb describes a noun.
Q4.
Match the word class to its example.
played
moon
excitedly
empty
Q5.
Language in narrative writing is ...
formal.
factual.
Q6.
The definition of 'positive' is ...
something bad or unhappy.
something that is neither good nor bad.
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6 Questions
Q1.
Who are the main characters in 'The Man on the Moon'?
Lily's brother
Lily's mother
Q2.
Match the noun to another way of referring to it.
the gentleman
the child
it
Q3.
When Lily is trying to communicate with the man, we can describe her as which of these adjectives?
bored
restless
Q4.
Choose an appropriate adjective to describe the man when Lily sees him for the first time.
excited
grateful
frustrated
Q5.
Choose the adjectives which create a negative picture of the moon.
shining
comfortable
Q6.
When the man sees Lily through the telescope, he feels which of these adjectives?
sad
frustrated