Describe it!
This worksheet builds students’ ability to use descriptive language in narratives. Kindergarten students identify adjectives, Year 1 students use adjectives in sentences, and Year 2 students expand sentences using noun groups. Activities encourage vocabulary development, sentence fluency, and creative writing. Fast-finisher tasks provide additional practice in real-world applications.
Learning goals
- We are learning that in narrative and informative texts, the words and pictures work together to create meaning.
- We are learning to use nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs to structure a sentence and make it more vivid.
- We are learning to identify representations of characters’ actions, reactions, speech and thought processes in narratives and to consider how they affect the meaning of the words.
- We are learning that in narrative and informative texts, the words and pictures work together to create meaning.
- We are learning to use nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs to structure a sentence and make it more vivid.
- We are learning to identify visual representations of characters’ actions, reactions, speech and thought processes in narratives and to consider how these images affect the meaning of the words.
Curriculum alignment
AC9EFLA07
9
Explore the contribution of images and words to meaning in stories and informative texts
AC9E1LA07
9
Understand that words can represent people, places and things (nouns, including pronouns), happenings and states (verbs), qualities (adjectives) and details such as when, where and how (adverbs)
AC9E2LA08
9
Understand that images add to or multiply the meanings of a text
ACELA1452
8.4
Explore differences in words that represent people, places and things (nouns, including pronouns), happenings and states (verbs), qualities (adjectives) and details such as when, where and how (adverbs)
ACELA1469
8.4
Identify visual representations of characters’ actions, reactions, speech and thought processes in narratives, and consider how these images add to or contradict or multiply the meaning of accompanying words
ACELA1786
8.4
Explore the different contribution of words and images to meaning in stories and informative texts
ENe-8B
old
Demonstrates emerging skills and knowledge of texts to read and view, and shows developing awareness of purpose, audience and subject matter
EN1-4A
old
Draws on an increasing range of skills and strategies to fluently read, view and comprehend a range of texts on less familiar topics in different media and technologies
EN1-9B
old
Uses basic grammatical features, punctuation conventions and vocabulary appropriate to the type of text when responding to and composing texts
EN1-UARL-01
new
Understands and responds to literature by creating texts using similar structures, intentional language choices and features appropriate to audience and purpose
EN1-CWT-01
new
Plans, creates and revises texts written for different purposes, including paragraphs, using knowledge of vocabulary, text features and sentence structure
EN1-RECOM-01
new
Comprehends independently read texts that require sustained reading by activating background and word knowledge, connecting and understanding sentences and whole text, and monitoring for meaning
EN1-OLC-01
new
Communicates effectively by using interpersonal conventions and language to extend and elaborate ideas for social and learning interactions
ENE-UARL-01
new
Understands and responds to literature read to them
VCELA215
Identify visual representations of characters’ actions, reactions, speech and thought processes in narratives, and consider how these images add to or contradict or multiply the meaning of accompanying words
VCELA179
Explore differences in words that represent people, places and things (nouns, including pronouns), happenings and states (verbs), qualities (adjectives) and details such as when, where and how (adverbs)
VCELA145
Explore the different contribution of words and images to meaning in stories and informative texts
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.
Teach it your way
Finding related resources…
Finding related resources…