Literacy Key Stage 1: 1 week: Using Adjectives and Inventing Characters

Narrative: Adventure and Mystery

Objectives e!t"S#eaking"Listening $%rd"Sentence &r%u# activities"Inde#endent Outc%'es Read the Night Zookeeper story to accompany this unit. Students will be using this text throughout the week to use as inspiration for a number of tasks. You will need one copy of the story Gorilla by Anthony rowne or similar ad!enture story. "he ch should also experience a number of ad!enture stories outside of lesson time. See bottom of plan for suggestions. #escribe %xplain to chn that you are starting to look at adventure %asy 5edium67ard Children can: characters st%ries this week. #iscuss what ,ad!enture- means. .hildren are gi!en .hildren are to be gi!en a picture and name of the &. 2rite using .onsider ad$ecti!es such as exciting) unusual) scary) pictures 0see character in chapter + 0see session resources1. "hey sentences ad$ecti!es. funny etc. /ook at pictures of ,Night Zookeeper- 0see session resources1 are to brainstorm six ad$ecti!es to describe the time including session resources1. 2hat kind of ad!enture do chn of the three tra!elling elephant. "hey must then proceed to write ad$ecti!es. %n&' (b)c think this might be3 Refer to list of ad$ecti!es 4 ask for characters they three sentences in the style of the author. "heir *. <se capital %n*' + reasons for their ideas. Read the first three chapters of ha!e $ust paragraph should begin with' 82ho is the time letters and full %n(' *a) (c the story with chn. 2hat is the purpose of each chapter discussed as whole tra!elling elephant3 2ell 9 may be the only stops. 0to introduce a new animal to the reader13 2hich class. "heir task is :ookeeper in the world that can tell you;. 5edium67ard characters ha!e we met so far3 Split the children up to write three (. 2rite in the into three groups gi!ing them a character each to focus sentences style of an on 0see session resources1. &st rotation' identify describing each author. ad$ecti!es used in the story to describe each character. one using words <se of *nd rotation' re!iew words already recorded and add from the working ad$ecti!es. their own to the spider diagram3 (rd rotation' Student-s wall. "# feedback other groups ideas. "he brainstorms should =lenary now be placed on your working wall. ring together children-s ideas. Read their sentences to a partner. Now choose children to share their success with the whole class. 2hat 2ent 2ell6 %!en etter 9f 02226% 91 9n!ent a new Read chapter + to the chn. Ask Gi!e chn successful %asy 5edium67ard Children can: character. them if their predictions were and unsuccessful .hn sketch 0chn use this .hn sketch 0chn use this sketch in Art this &. 9dentify and similar or different. .an chn examples of sketch in Art this week1 week1 their animal at the top of their page and select %n&' (b)c add to the words on the working descripti!e sentences their animal in the middle gi!e them chapter + to use as inspiration 0see ad$ecti!es. %n*' + wall3 Now show children a 0see session of their page and session resources1. "hey should aim to write a *. 9n!ent and %n(' *a) (c selection of animal pictures resources1. 9n pairs surround with ad$ecti!es descripti!e paragraph about their animal. ) sketch a new 0see session resources1. 2hat chn identify which to describe it. "hey now character. could be special about these they belie!e are write three sentences to 5edium67ard animals e.g. spying giraffes3 successful and gi!e a describe their animal as (. 2rite %ncourage the chn to imagine a reason why. they did on 5onday. complex cross between two different descripti!e =lenary animals e.g. gi!ing a cheetah .hildren to share their descripti!e writing from the lesson. .hildren to raise paragraph in the the wings of an eagle. .hn talk their hand whene!er they hear an ad$ecti!e. Note' read chapters >) ? and @ style of an to their partner and come up author. before tomorrow-s lesson. with an idea for a new night :oo <se of animal. ad$ecti!es.

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Literacy Key Stage 1: 1 week: Using Adjectives and Inventing Characters

$eek 1: Less%n * $ednesday Objectives <se alliteration to write a character profile. %n&' (a %n*' (c %n(' @a e!t"S#eaking"Listening $%rd"Sentence 7and out copies of Alorence the Alamingo 0see session resources1. Read the chapter in groups with the chn. Now ask them to highlight each example of alliteration that they can find. Now share these with the whole class. .hn now mo!e to the carpet and sit in circle to play the alliteration game. .hn all think of an ad$ecti!e which begins with the same letter as their first name. "hey then mo!e around the circle repeating the chn-s alliteration that ha!e proceeded their turn. "his acti!ity will test the chn-s listening skills. Now play again but with their in!ented animal from "uesday-s lesson. Gi!e chn opportunity to change their characters name by using alliteration. Show chn a successful ,5y Animalprofile sheet including se!eral examples of alliteration 0see session resources1.

Narrative: Adventure and Mystery

Outc%'es Children can' &. #escribe a character using alliteration. *. .omplete a character profile. <se of alliteration.

&r%u# activities"Inde#endent %asy 5edium67ard Gi!e children a ,5y Gi!e children a ,5y Animal- profile sheet 0see Animal- profile sheet session resources1 and ask them to answer each 0see session Buestion in turn. "heir aim should be to include as resources1 and ask much alliteration as possible especially within the them to answer each likes and dislikes section. %.g. =olly the =enguin Buestion in turn. "heir likes =ing =ong and =eeling =otatoes. She aim is include three doesn-t like =unching =andas and =esky pieces of alliteration. =arakeets. 0chn use animal profile during 9." this 0chn use animal week1 "# profile during 9." this week1 =lenary 9n mixed ability pairs chn read out their animal profiles to a partner. .hn suggest one extra piece of alliteration to impro!e their partner-s profile. .h will need this completed profile sheet in Ariday-s lesson. %asy Gi!e the ch a list of simple rules which they can use as inspiration 0see session resources1. .h to record their ideas on the mission template. "# 5edium67ard "he ch should consider the missions they ha!e already completed in this lesson and in!ent one of their own. .hildren should be gi!en the mission template to record their ideas 0see session resources1.

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5ain "eaching' Show children www.night:ookeeper.com and look at a !ariety of profiles focussing on the mission section of each profile. Read out a number of examples and ask the children if they can explain why these missions are connected to the particular animals. Now as a whole group ask one child to read aloud their profile and discuss what a good mission 0rule1 for this animal would be. =artner acti!ity' "he children should now split up into partners and play a selection of missions from the website 0see session resources1 0it is ideal if the children can access the site from a laptop) if notC see session resources which pro!ide an extensi!e list of missions1.

=lenary .h find a new partner to play the mission with that they ha!e $ust created. 9f the game has problems the children should peer assess and make necessary changes. .hildren will need this rule in tomorrow-s lesson.

Children can' &. =lay a game by reading and following instructions. *. 5ake up my own game by experiencing others. <se of interacti!e play.

Literacy Key Stage 1: 1 week: Using Adjectives and Inventing Characters

-riday$eek 1: Less%n , <pload creati!e writing and artwork to a website. 9."' (a) (b) +a) +c. Aor this lesson you will need to ha!e access to an 9." suite or laptops for each child in the class. egin by logging on to www.night:ookeeper.com using your teacher account. "hen take the ch to a profile page ensuring they are following at each step 0see session resources1. 5odel typing into the profile page text boxes. 2hen you ha!e finished click submit and your animal profile information should appear on screen. Now browse you school network to find an artwork file. Show the chn how to upload this to the 2ebsite using the import a picture function. %xplain that the children will be following this same process with their profiles and artwork in the 9." suite. Now mo!e to the 9." suite. .hildren should ha!e with them their profile) mission and artwork. National .urriculum links /esson ob$ecti!es Assessment for learning Session resources

Narrative: Adventure and Mystery

Children can' &. log on to a 2ebsite *. type into a text box. (. upload a file to a website. .omplete profile and mission on 2ebsite.

%asy65edium67ard .hildren to follow instructions gi!en in the main teaching and input their profile) mission and artwork into their night :oo account. "# =lenary Dnce they ha!e finished they can submit their work and explore the site further by either reading more of the night :ookeeper story or na!igating around the ZDDE.

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Literacy Key Stage 1: 1 week: Using Adjectives and Inventing Characters

Narrative: Adventure and Mystery

Success criteria for the block F these should be selected 4 ad$usted to match the specific needs of the class being taught. %asy 5edium 7ard <nderstand that an ad!enture story has 9dentify the different stages of an ad!enture story stages "ake turns to speak in a group) listening to "ake turns to speak in a group) listening to e!eryone-s ideas e!eryone-s ideas <se a story as the starting point of our own writing <se a story as the starting point of our own <se suitable descripti!e language in own writing writing "ake the !iewpoint of one of the characters in a <se suitable descripti!e language in own story6 write in the role of this character 0the Night writing Zookeeper1 egin to take the !iewpoint of a character in 2rite dialogue) using appropriate punctuation a story <se alliteration when writing a story and a 2rite a few sentences to describe an existing character profile. character <nderstand the structure of an ad!enture story egin to understand the structure of an =lan each stage of an ad!enture story ad!enture story 2rite a chapter for each stage in an ad!enture <se alliteration when writing a story and story character profile =lan each stage of an ad!enture story 2rite each stage of an ad!enture story .%%ks "he Night Zookeeper by Goshua #a!idson Gorilla by Anthony rowne Dther recommended titles include' "he "unnel by Anthony rowne $ebsites http'66www.night:ookeeper.com http'66wiki.answers.com6H62hatIisIaIlistIofIanimalInamesIinIalphabeticalIorder

9dentify and name the different stages of an ad!enture story "ake turns to speak in a group) listening to e!eryone-s ideas <se a story as the starting point of our own writing <se elaborated descripti!e language in own writing "ake the !iewpoint of one of the characters in a story6 write in the role of this character 0the Night Zookeeper1 9dentify dialogue in a story 2rite dialogue) using appropriate punctuation <nderstand the structure of an ad!enture story <se alliteration when writing a story and a character profile. <nderstand the importance of time seBuencing words in an ad!enture story and use these in own writing =lan each stage of an ad!enture story. 2rite a chapter for each stage in an ad!enture story

"his is a link to the night zookeeper website which includes additional educational resources to accompany the project. You may also find plans on the site for key stage 1. They come complete with differentiated session resources to suit all ability levels.