1. Connector
Imagine you are this person. Describe your surroundings using the five senses. You can use this example:
I hear the .…….,……….forest. The ……..,……. cries of the birds. I feel the sunlight upon my…………., it fills me with a sense of…………… I can taste the…………….. in the air. The smell of the ………….,…………….. trees that gently caress my nose. I gaze around me and see……

2. Objectives To understand the character of Robin Hood. Outcomes
All will have read the story of Robin Hood.
All will be able to describe Robin Hood.
Most will be able to describe him using
similes.
Keywords: Simile

3. Who can guess why Robin Hood is a
legend?
Robin Hood is considered a legend.
Who can remind us by looking in their
books what a legend is?

4. Watch carefully as we will answer questions about Robin.
This clip is taken from the film
Robin Hood Prince of Thieves.
Kevin Costner plays Robin Hood.
Watch carefully as we
will answer questions
about Robin.
So we may need to
watch clips again.
Lets watch Robin Hood in action.
Before we watch, copy this grid into your book.
physical description Characteristics
of Robin Hood of Robin Hood

5. Why does Robin Hood kiss the sand? 1.00 min Why doesn’t Robin tell his
companion which way is
East? What does this
say about his character?
3.44 min
What does Robin own when
he talks to the soldiers.
What might this mean about
the type of person Robin is?
6.30 min

6. What are similes? Simile A simile is comparing
two objects using the words
‘like’ or ‘as’ in a sentence.
It creates pictures in your
head.
COPY INTO BOOKS
If you write good similes in your
writing you are working towards
LEVEL 5/6!!!!.

7. He flew like a bird. Identify the simile in this paragraph.
Icarus was very happy. He flapped his wings and
headed for the sun. He flew like a bird. Icarus
did not hear the warnings from his father.
He flew like a bird.

8. He was as fast as a fish Spot the simile in this poem
Water covered his body
he swam with all his might.
He was as fast as a fish
in the deep blue sea.
Does this mean he was
a good swimmer or a bad swimmer?
Why?
He is a……swimmer because
he swims like a fish and fish are
………… at swimming.
He was as fast as a fish

9. He could fight like a lion.
What image do you get in your head
of Hercules? Is he a good fighter or a bad fighter?
What made you come to that conclusion?
I think Hercules is a ……..fighter because
he is being compared to a lion and
lions are………… animals.
Ares was very strong. He swung his sword down hard onto Hercules.
Hercules jumped backwards and attacked. He could fight like a lion. Ares
had no where to run because he was cornered.
He could fight like a lion.

10. Can you finish these similes? In your books copy these out
She is as tall as a…………
The sea was like a……., nice and warm
Her eyes were as blue as the…………
The boy was as slimey as a……….
He is strong like a……….
The wind howled like a …………

11. What words did we get for Robin Hood. Physical description
Characteristics
Lets share on the board
Two volunteers to write class ideas

12. Robin Hood in the middle
Draw a picture of
Robin Hood in the middle
of your books.

13. Robin Hood using similes.
His hair was like a …..
Label and describe
Robin Hood using similes.
Physical
Hair
Eyes
Nose
Lips
arrows
Characteristics
He was as funny as a clown

14. Review His hair is like a Robin Hood is…… ………. Like….
His clothes are old
like……
Review

15. Write your own adventure of Robin Hood. The adventure can be about:
Robin Hood entering a haunted wood
A fight against a soldier
How he met his merry men
OR make up your own!!!
The difficult part is that your writing must focus on
DESCRIBING USING:
Similes
The senses
Interesting and Powerful words
commas
10 minutes

16. Reference to the senses Powerful and interesting words…. commas
Now underline all
Similes
Reference to the senses
Powerful and interesting words….
commas