The Mill Hill Monster Mystery

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A Poetry Adventure Year 3 English Exploring Blackburn and Lancashire Dialect

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Learning Objectives

To gather creative ideas for our Mill Hill Monster poem To explore and use Blackburn and Lancashire dialect words To understand how poets use local language to create atmosphere To work collaboratively to build our poem

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Success Criteria

I can suggest creative ideas about the Mill Hill Monster I can use at least 2 Lancashire dialect words correctly I can explain why local dialect makes poetry special I can listen to others' ideas and build on them

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What Do You Know About Mill Hill?

Think about what you've seen or heard about Mill Hill Have you ever been there? What might make it a good home for a monster?

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Lancashire Dialect Words

'Reyt' - right or very (That's reyt good!) 'Barm' - bread roll or sandwich 'Ginnel' - narrow passage between houses 'Chuddy' - chewing gum 'Nowt' - nothing 'Owt' - anything

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Dialect Detective Activity

Work in pairs Choose 3 dialect words from our list Create silly sentences using these words Share your funniest sentence with the class

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What Does Our Monster Look Like?

Is it big or small? What colour is it? Does it have fur, scales, or something else? How many eyes, arms, or legs? What makes it special or different?

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Monster's Personality

{"left":"Friendly and curious\nShy and hiding\nMischievous and playful\nHelpful to neighbors","right":"Loves Lancashire food\nSpeaks in local dialect\nCollects interesting things\nOnly comes out at night"}

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Where Exactly Does Our Monster Live?

In a cave under Mill Hill? In an old house nobody uses? In the park or woods? Underground in tunnels? What would make a cozy monster home?

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Monster's Daily Routine

Create a timeline of the monster's day Use dialect words in your descriptions Think about: What does it eat? Who does it meet? What problems does it solve? Share ideas with your table group

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Monster's Adventures in Blackburn

What happens when people spot the monster? Does it help solve local problems? Does it get into funny situations? How does it interact with Blackburn folk? What makes people laugh or smile?