Literacy

Did you enjoy reciting the poem? Thank you to those of you who sent a video of you reciting the poem. I can remember learning that poem when I was at school and I can still recite it now!

We have looked at different types of animals and this week we are going to continue our learning journey looking at animals from another continent. We are going to use noun phrases to create a character description.

Read or share the story about Ronald the rhino. Look at the simple example of a character description. Think about the characters looks, personality, likes and dislikes and choose words to describe the animals.

 One Star  -  Share the story and choose words to describe the animals.

Two Stars  -  Share the story and choose words from the word bank to create a simple noun phrase.

Three stars  -  Share the story and chooses words from the word bank to create an expanded noun phrase for the animals. Don’t forget about the use of a comma if you are creating a list of adjectives.

Four stars  -  Share the story and chooses words from the word bank to create an expanded noun phrase for the animals. Use the noun phrases to create a character description. Don’t forget about the use of a comma if you are creating a list of  adjectives.

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