Year 3 Term 2
Fiction: Writing portraits of characters I
Objective 8
 
Resource Title
  Animals Page
 
 
Type of Resource
  Link to Kids on the Net
 
 
Project
  Creative Writing  
 
Summary
  A selection of stories and opinions about animals written by contributors to Kids on the Net.  
 
URL of project
 

http://www.kidsonthenet.com/animals/index.cfm

 

 
In the Classroom
 

Write a portrait character of an animal, describing its behaviour and characteristics.

 
 
Online activities, instructions or forms
  Send animal stories and poems to the site using the form provided  
 
URL of online activities
  http://www.kidsonthenet.com/create/write.htm  
 
Keywords for extensions: Adaptations for different age groups and abilities, special needs
  KS2 - Read Aesops Fables and discuss how the animals have been given characteristics that humans can relate to
Read books with animals as the key character within and then write a review, saying how the author described the animal
 
 
External Links
  Aesops Fables  

 
NLS framework objective (Year)
  3  
 
NLS framework objective (Term)
  2  
 
NLS framework objective (Number)
  8  
 
NLS framework objective (Name)
  To write portraits of characters, using story text to describe behaviour and characteristics, and presenting portraits in a variety of ways eg as posters, labelled diagrams, letters to friends about them  
 
Year group(s) UK - Starting Year group range
  3  
 
Ending year group range
  6  

 
Curriculum Links
  English, Literacy, Science, PSHE  
 
ICT Skills
 

Word Processing
Webforms

 
 
Teacher experience level
  Basic  
 
Length of time required
  1 - 2 days  

 

 

 


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