We are going to:
• learn the structure of a fantasy book – Hobbledown.• look at the different characters in the Hobbledown book.
Today’s Lesson (1)
The fantasy story - Hobbledown• Set in an imaginary world
• With a secret way in and out
• Has good characters
• Has bad characters
• The story has a problem
• The good characters solve the problem
• The story has a twist
Can you tell me about these? • What are the imaginary worlds in the book Hobbledown?
• How do the characters move between these worlds?
• Who are the good characters and what are their names?
• Who are the bad characters and what are they called?
• What is the problem in the story?
• How do the good characters solve the problem?
• What is the twist at the end of the story?
Todays Lesson (2)We are going to:
• summarise a chapter of Hobbledown.• use complex sentences and connectives.
Simple SentencesLook at these sentences. Can you tell me why they are called ‘Simple sentences’?
The ‘Field of Confusion’ is a muddlesome maze of willow.
Bobilly is a bearded goat.
Adding Connectives
Which words are connectives?
Hobblers have to walk through the copse to reach Potenesia and this is where Rumpletump lives.
Bobilly is a bearded goat with excellent climbing skills.
“A Mysterical Day ”
Turn to page 44
Summarise the chapter and use the check list belowto help you.
• What are the main points of the chapter?• Which characters are involved?• Are we introduced to any new characters? if so who are
they?• I have used simple and complex sentences.• I have used connectives.• I have used punctuation and capital letters when
appropriate.
Todays Lesson (3)We are going to:
• start planning our own stories.• create characters for our stories.• create worlds for our stories.
Top TipsDescribe things and imagine them using your senses.
• What do things feel like?
• What do they smell like?
• What do they look like?
• What do they sound like?
Todays Lesson (4)We are going to:
• start planning our own stories.• create characters for our stories.• create worlds for our stories.
Todays Lesson (5)We are going to:
• start writing our own stories using simple and complex sentences.