Where the Wild Things Are- Maurice Sendak - character description of Max

This is a 10 day (80 pages) DIFFERENTIATED TEACHING POWERPOINT complete with a success criteria for each lesson, talk tasks, learner tasks as well as accompanying resources to teach character description - Max and is based on the book, Where the Wild Things Are.
The lessons include comprehension and grammar based on the book and is pitched at National Curriculum levels for Y1 and Y2. All the lessons follow in sequence and each lesson whether comprehension or grammar builds up to the long writing task, which is to write a character description of Max. Thereafter, the last two lessons is to innovate and plan and write a new character for, ‘Where the Wild Things Are’.

The learners’ can use their work from Day 1 to Day 7 and interweave it into the Long Write. Most lessons include a word bank to support EAL/SEN learners.

This set of lessons is structured based on the best pedagogical approaches to use in the classroom such as AFL questions to gather what learners already know, the use of talk partners to share learning, allowing learners to choose their own task from MILD, SPICY and HOT (this works wonders for their self-esteem) The tasks are adapted and progressive and you can model the tasks on the PowerPoint itself.

Lesson 1: Grammar: L.O: To use common nouns and adjectives (about Max)
Lesson 2: Comprehension: LO: To raise questions. (about Max)
Lesson 3: Comprehension: LO: To answer questions (about Max)
Lesson 4: Grammar: LO: To use adverbs. (based on the story)
Lesson 5 - Grammar: LO: To use a range of adjectives or expanded nouns to describe a character. (Role on the wall)
Lesson 6: Speaking and Listening: To participate in roleplay and ask questions (about Max)
Lesson 7: Planning: To plan a character description (about Max)
Lesson 8: Composition: To write a character description (about Max)
Lesson 9: Planning: To plan a character description. (new character)
Lesson 10: Composition: To write a character description. (new character)

For other resources for the book, ‘Where the Wild Things Are’, please see:

1. Prediction based on the front cover
   https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12783319

2. Postcard from Max to mum whilst on the island
   https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12831161