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.