Writing the beginning of a story, introducing character and setting: 'Jack and the Beanstalk' | English

Starter quiz

Change the verb in this sentence so that it is in the past tense: I run to the park.
- running
- will run
- ran ✓
- runned
Identify the noun in this sentence: The shiny, golden harp yelled.
- shiny
- golden
- harp ✓
- yelled
Identify the adjectives in this sentence: The shiny, golden harp yelled.
- shiny ✓
- golden ✓
- harp
- yelled
Match these words to their definition.
- noun
  
  ⇔
  
  a naming word for people, places or things ✓
- adjective
  
  ⇔
  
  describes a noun ✓
- verb
  
  ⇔
  
  a doing or being word ✓
- adverb
  
  ⇔
  
  describes a verb ✓
Tick the expanded noun phrase that has the comma in the correct place.
- noisy, hungry, cow
- noisy, hungry cow ✓
- noisy hungry cow,
- noisy hungry cow
Correct the spelling of the word in bold. The giant woz angry.
- 'was' ✓

Which of these sequencing phrases might you use at the start of a fairy tale?
- Finally,
- Happily ever after,
- Once upon a time, ✓
- Next,
Match these words to the correct punctuation.
- comma
  
  ⇔
  
  , ✓
- full stop
  
  ⇔
  
  . ✓
- question mark
  
  ⇔
  
  ? ✓
- exclamation mark
  
  ⇔
  
  ! ✓
Identify the joining word in this sentence: The golden harp yelled and the giant woke up.
- golden
- harp
- and ✓
- the
- giant
When might you use an exclamation mark at the end of a sentence?
- to express strong emotion ✓
- to express a fact or opinion
- to ask the reader for an answer
What should we do before writing a story?
- read the story again
- practise saying your sentences out loud ✓
- write everything down very quickly
- sing a song
Complete this sentence: The beginning of a story...
- starts with a song.
- introduces the main characters, setting and plot. ✓
- introduces the villain.
- introduces the problem in the plot.

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Traditional tales are mostly told in the past tense
The beginning of a story introduces the main characters, setting and plot
Two ideas can be joined using a joining word, 'and'
Two adjective sentences need a comma in between the two adjectives, such as 'noisy, hungry cow'
Exclamation marks can be used to show anger, such as when mother throws the beans out of the window

Pupils may just use 'and' to add on another word or phrase rather than another sentence.

Show two different sentences as two complete ideas. Ensure pupils understand that each sentence needs to make sense on its own.

Beginning - the start of something
Character - a person or an animal in a story
Setting - where the story takes place
Plot - what happens in the story
Comma - a punctuation mark used to list two adjectives or after a fronted adverbial