To deepen the opening

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Baba Yaga: created story (openings)

﻿Hello, sweep storytellers. And welcome to this English lesson. This is unit five, lesson three. And my name is Ms Cashin. Remember in this unit, we are making our own recycled story based on Baba Yaga, which we heard in unit four. Remember, you can always go back to lesson one of unit four if you want to hear the story of Baba Yaga. Now we've been thinking so carefully about our own recycled story in lesson one of this unit and in lesson two of this unit. And I was feeling really tired today before this lesson. So I decided to go on a run around the park so I could get a bit energised again. I wonder what you do when you're feeling tired to wake yourself up. I bet it's something really exciting. Let's see what we're going to do in this lesson. Where we're going to deepen our understanding of the opening of our story. We're going to start today's lesson with a spelling activity. Then we're going to think carefully about our setting, our character, and our precious thing. Remember, I've made choices for my recycled story but in lessons one and two of this unit, you would have made your own choices about your own recycled story. When we thought of those details and drawn a picture of them, we're going to label them with some descriptive phrases. These are the things that you're going to need in our lessons today. You're going to need an exercise book or piece of paper, and it would be fantastic if you had a plain piece of paper so that you can draw your setting and your character and your precious thing. You're going to need something to write with, a pen or a pencil, and you're going to need your brilliant brain. So let's get started with our spelling activity. In lesson one of this unit, we looked at the 'l' sound spelled L-E at the end of a word like apple. Apple or pebble. Let's remind ourselves of how we would spell the word apple. A-P-P-L-E, apple. Let's remind ourselves how we would spell the word pebble. P-E-B-B-L-E, pebble. So I've got my 'l' sound as L-E in both of those words. Oh, I wonder if you remember from lesson one, what this one was. It's not hedgehog that doesn't have an 'l' sound in it. It was to do with the size of the hedgehog. He is very, very little. Let's see how we spell little. L-I-T-T-L-E, little. And the 'l' sound is spelled L-E. I've got a bit of a challenge for you with your spellings. I have got three sentences. And each of them have got some missing letters. I wonder if you can work out what the missing word is and then what the missing letters are? Each of these missing words has got the 'l' sound spelt L-E. I'm going to read the sentences for you. You might even be able to work some out as I read them. First one, put your magnet eyes on the first word, this. This work is 'sim'. This work is 'sim'. Oh, I wonder how you could finish that word and how you can make sure it's got the 'l' sound in it. Okay, next one. You could 'cy' on your bike. Well, I wonder what the missing word is there. Next one. I like 'pur' but I prefer blue. Oh, it's a bit of a tricky spelling activity today. So see if you can copy these sentences down with your 'l' word added. So you can pause the video now to do your super spelling activities. Well done, sweep stars. Let's have a look at what these missing words were. There we go. First one. This work is simple. Next one You could cycle on your bike. And the last one. I like purple but I prefer blue. So I've got three 'l' words there. Simple, cycle, and purple. And they all have L-E at the end for the 'l' sound. Pause the video again and check that you spell those words correctly. And if you did, you can give yourself a big tick. And if you didn't, you can correct them so that you will spell them right next time. So pause the video now. Well done, sweep stars. That's the end of our spelling activity. Now we're going to develop some details about your setting. I'm going to show you how I would draw and then describe my setting. But remember from lesson one and two this unit, that you've chosen your own setting. It might be a jungle. It might be a desert. It might even be a forest like in Baba Yaga. We are going to develop these details. So when we come to write the opening of our story, we can open with a really amazing description of the setting. So the reader feels hooked in straightway, and they feel like they're in that world. We know from unit four how important a brilliant opening is for our story. So I'm really excited to develop our new setting today. So you're going to watch me do it and then you'll have a go at doing it yourself. So my setting is somewhere snowy and icy. Somewhere like the Arctic or Antarctica. And I've actually had a look at some pictures before I've done my setting. So if you're with a parent or carer, you might be able to look at some pictures for your setting as well. I'm going to start by drawing some mountains. So one, two, and then three enormous mountains. Those enormous mountains are going to be covered in snow. I'm just doing mine with a pencil today but you might colour yours to add even more fantastic details. And I'm going to put some snowflakes falling down as well in my setting. I wonder what will be happening in the sky in your setting. I'm going to leave my snake flakes like this for now, but after I've finished this video, I might go back and add even more so I can see that there is a proper snow storm. And I really liked the idea of these snowflakes kind of whirling around. So I'm going to put these so I can see this like a snow storm and the twirling and falling. So that is my big background there. Now I can think about where Ogre lives. Oh, I said, Ogre. I meant where Ellie lives. 'Cause she's my new character. Ogre is a character from Baba Yaga. So I'm going to think about where Ellie lives. So here is her igloo. I wonder what it's like to live in an igloo. I sort of imagine they only have one room but maybe they have more. And they're made out of bricks. So I'm going to put a few bricks here so I can see they're made out of bricks. So that's her igloo. I'm also going to think about some animals. Now, I won't have too much of because in somewhere like the Arctic or Antarctica, there's a lot of space without anything else there. But I will add maybe some footprints in here from animal that maybe walked by left its footprints in the snow. So put some footprints here. And I'm going to add in a little polar bear sat in the corner not too near the igloo. So there is my little polar bear. And that's everything that I'm going to add to my setting. Now it's time for you to create your own picture of your setting. So pause the video to go and make your picture. And then when you press play, we will look at how we're going to add some descriptive phrases to our picture. So you can pause the video now. Well done, sweep storyteller. You have already begun to think really carefully about your opening of your story and how are you going to have an amazing setting. Now we're going to label with descriptive phrase. So you're going to watch me do it first. When I label my picture today, I'm going to start with the nouns. So I'm going to start with all the things that I can see in my picture. Then I'm going to modify those nouns by adding adjectives. So when you do yours, you might want to do it the same way. So sweep stars, like I said, I'm going to start by labelling all the nouns. Those were the things that I can see in my picture. So I've got my igloo. I'm going to use my sounds to help me to spell that. 'Ig' 'igl' 'oo'. Igloo, fantastic. I've got my footprints. Oh, I've got my snowflakes and the wind as well. So wind, snowflakes, oh, mountain, and a polar bear. Now that I've labelled my nouns, I'm going to add objectives to modify those nouns. So at the moment, I've got my igloo but I don't know anything about it. I could say it's a small igloo. I could say it's a cosy igloo. It could be an icy igloo. Ooh, I quite like small and icy. Small. Small. And 'cause it's two adjectives, I'm going to put a comma in between small, icy igloo. Fantastic. Now the wind is going to be, it's going to be uncomfortable. It's going to be harsh. It's going to be strong. I really like the harsh wind. I can imagine that on my face really hurting me. So harsh. I'm going to use my sound spell that. 'H' 'ar' 'sh'. 'H' 'ar' 'sh'. Harsh wind. Fantastic. The snowflakes, I think, oh, they're delicate. They're unique. They are beautiful. I really like delicate. I may have pretty as well. Delicate, pretty snow flakes with delicate, beautiful snowflakes. That's two adjectives again. So in going to use my comma. So I'm going to say delicate, pretty snowflakes. We'll have to write over the top there. Delicate, pretty snowflakes. What other noun have I got? Oh, the footprints. They might be quite deep in the snow. They might be foreboding footprints 'cause you might think that they're showing us there's been a monster around. They might've come from like quite a kind one although. I really like describing them as deep in the snow. So I'm going to say deep. 'D' 'ee' 'p'. Deep footprints. Now the mountains. They're towering, they're enormous, they're grand. I think I'm going to say definitely something about how big they are but then snow-capped. So I'm going to say, ooh, the enormous, snow-capped mountains. enormous, snow-capped. The enormous, snow-capped mountain or mountains. I could say if I wanted to describe all three of them. And my polar bear is my last noun I haven't added an objective to. Oh, it might be a friendly polar bear or it might be a fierce polar bear. I think he can be a friendly polar bear. So I'm just going to add one objective here. I'm going to put friendly polar bear. Now you're going to label your picture of your setting with descriptive phrases. Remember, a really good way to do this is to label all of your nouns first and then think about adjectives that modify those nouns. So you can pause the video now, to go and do this. Well done, sweep storytellers. You are going to be so ready to write the opening of your story. Now you thought so brilliantly about your setting. Now we're going to develop details about our main character and our precious thing. So you're going to watch me draw my main character, my precious thing, and then you can have a go at drawing yours in your setting. Now, I'm going to add in my main character, Ellie. And I'm going to have her standing right by her igloo. I'm going to put her in a little snow suit because I think she'd need that to get around comfortably. And I'm going to give her some nice big snow boots as well, so that she can crunch through the snow without getting her feet wet. She's going to have a nice, smiley face and I'm going to give her some extra warmth around the head. I'm going to give her some toasty gloves and those all important snow boots. And I think she can have a nice zip up here. Then I'm going to add her precious thing which in this case is her dog, Buster or her wolf, Buster. That'd be a better way to describe him. So I'm going to draw him down here near her. Give him some ears, that is his eye, and he can be smiling as well. And he's got lots of grey fur all over him. I all this whole kind of white that around his face. And there is his tail. So you can now go and add your main character and your precious thing. Now it's time for you to add in your main character and your precious thing to your very own setting. So you can pause the video now to go into your brilliant drawing. Well done, sweep storytellers. I am sure you've done a fantastic drawing. We're now going to label our main character and our precious thing with some descriptive phrases. So you're going to watch media first and then you can have a go. Now I'm going to describe Ellie and her pet, Buster. So I'm going to think that about her personality. I think she's definitely a brave character because she goes on that long quest to rescue her dog from the Yeti. So I'm going to say brave. 'B' 'r' 'ave'. Made my 'a' sound there with split diagraph. So she's brave. She's very kind as well. We see her being kind to all the animals that she meets. So I think she's brave and kind. When I'm thinking about what she's wearing and how she looks, I could describe her snowsuit. It's quite cosy, it's warm, it's snug. Oh, I really like the word snug. So I'm going to say she's got a snug snug, snow suits. That was a bit of a tongue twister. Snug, snow suit. Fantastic, right. Buster, I want to describe his hair or his fur. I could say he's got long fur, grey fur, shaggy fur. I quite like shaggy 'cause it makes it sound like he's a little bit messy. Oh, dropped my pen. So I'm going to say he's got grey, shaggy fur. And I need to comma that. Grey, shaggy fur. I could even think little bit about Buster's personality. I think he's a really happy dog. So I'm going to say that he's happy. Now it's time for you to label your main character and your precious thing with some descriptive phrases. Remember, you can really challenge yourself by thinking about what they look like, but also what their personality is like. So I've described, Ellie is brave and kind. And I've described Buster is really happy. So pause the video and go and label your main character and your precious thing. Well done, sweep storytellers. We have done such a fantastic job today at developing all the information that we need in our opening. So when we write the opening of our story, we will be able to put the reader in the setting, we will be able to introduce the main character and the precious thing really quickly and hook them in with an exciting opening. I wonder if you've got the energy for a challenge. I wonder if you could write some sentences about your character and your precious object. I've got some sentence starters here to help you. My character is; they have, they love, they live. So I could say my character is Ellie and she wears a snowsuit. I could say, they have big boots for stepping through the snow. They love their wolf pup, Buster. They live in a beautiful snow covered land with icy mountains in the background. So those would be my sentences. I wonder what sentences you could write. So you can pause the video now to do your challenge. Well done for completing your challenge. What a storytelling sweep star. I would love to see some of the pictures of your setting and your main character and your precious thing. And I would especially love to see some of the brilliant writing you've done this time. So remember, you can share your work with Oak National. If you'd like to, please ask your parents or carer to share your work on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter tagging @OakNational and #learnwithOak. I would absolutely love to see some of your learning. In our next lesson, we're going to be thinking about our monster. My monster is a Yeti, and I'm really excited to think about him in a bit more detail. And I can't wait to see the amazing work you're going to do with your monster. Goodbye and I hope to see you in our next lesson.

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