The Owl and the Pussycat - Lesson 3 - PowerPoint

Lesson Three of the English Teaching Resources focuses on adjectives and their role in descriptive writing. The objectives of the lesson are twofold: firstly, to identify adjectives within a poem, and secondly, to use adjectives effectively to describe nouns. Students are introduced to the concept of adjectives as words that describe people, places, and things, with examples such as 'a blue bird', 'a sad face', 'a sleepy cat', and 'a quiet street'. The importance of adjectives is emphasised; they make writing clearer and more engaging for the reader. For instance, the plain sentence 'The car went down the street' is transformed into 'The shiny red car went down the busy street', providing a much more vivid and interesting image.

Interactive activities are included to reinforce the learning of adjectives. Students are tasked with identifying adjectives in sentences, such as 'the grumpy man' or 'the fluffy white rabbit', and enhancing nouns with suitable adjectives, like 'a crying baby' or 'a slimy snake'. The lesson also encourages students to think creatively by coming up with adjectives to describe a person in a picture, with suggestions like 'old', 'wise', and 'plump'. To apply their understanding, students revisit the poem 'The Owl and the Pussycat' and are challenged to spot adjectives used within it, such as 'beautiful' and 'pea-green'. These examples help students see how adjectives can paint a clearer picture in the reader's mind, and they are encouraged to incorporate adjectives into their own writing to enhance its descriptive quality.