Inspired by: Market Scene in a Northern Town - Week 3

In an engaging lesson focused on punctuation and persuasive writing, children are tasked with creating a poster for an upcoming local Farmer's Market. The essence of the activity is to understand the use of capital letters, full stops, question marks, and exclamation marks to demarcate sentences effectively. The students are prompted to consider essential details such as the place, date, time, and the event itself. To entice potential visitors, they are encouraged to use persuasive language techniques, including the use of suffixes to create superlatives (e.g., big, bigger, biggest), rhetorical questions (e.g., Have you ever tasted our scrumptious apples?), exclamations (e.g., It's the best! Don't miss out!), and precise vocabulary choices (e.g., delicious, fabulous, popular). Additionally, the inclusion of images is discussed as a powerful tool for visual persuasion. The children brainstorm and gather ideas before designing their Farmer's Market poster, aiming to create the most appealing and informative advertisement possible.

Transitioning to narrative writing, the lesson shifts to a creative exercise where children write about the experiences of a mother and her son at the Farmer's Market, as inspired by Lowry's painting, "The Market." The duo is on a quest for ingredients for their evening meal, which includes bread and butter, fish pie, and apple crumble. The children are prompted to consider which market stalls the characters would visit and to explore the sensory details of those stalls, noting the sights and smells of both the Fish Stall and the Fruit Stall. Through discussion and recording of ideas, the children delve into the boy's perspective, contemplating his reactions to the fish stall's offerings and how he might describe these experiences to a friend. The activity encourages children to compare different viewpoints and use descriptive language. Finally, they are tasked with writing a vivid account of the boy's visit to the market, weaving together the sensory details and personal reactions to create a compelling narrative.