Starter quiz
- Which is the first part of a story staircase?
- climax
- opening ✓
- resolution
- build-up
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- Which part of the story staircase comes after the opening?
- climax
- resolution
- build-up ✓
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- The build-up is the part of the story where the writer will introduce ...
- a problem. ✓
- a new setting.
- a lot of new characters.
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- What is the problem Emily faces in the build-up of 'Lucky Dip'?
- She falls into the sea.
- She gets her foot stuck in a hole.
- She sees a scary man. ✓
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- What is the name of the machine that the magical bunny is inside?
- Lucky Flipper
- Lucky Tripper
- Lucky Dipper ✓
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- Who pulled Emily out of the arcade at the end of the build-up?
- the Pin Man
- the bunny
- her grandad ✓
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Exit quiz
- Which part of a story is where the writer might introduce a problem?
- opening
- build-up ✓
- climax
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- Which part of a story is where the writer might build up tension and excitement?
- opening
- build-up ✓
- climax
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- What is the problem Emily has in the build-up of 'Lucky Dip'?
- She loses her grandparents.
- She can't afford to buy candy floss.
- She sees the scary Pin Man. ✓
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- True or false? Fronted adverbials of time start sentences.
- True ✓
- False
- What piece of punctuation comes after a fronted adverbial of time?
- a full stop
- a question mark
- a comma ✓
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- Which of these fronted adverbials of time would tell the reader that the action was happening very quickly?
- A minute later,
- Then,
- Next,
- In a flash, ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The purpose of the build-up is to develop the plot/characters, introduce a problem and build up tension and excitement.
- Fronted adverbials of time tell the reader how much time has passed between each sentence.
- Fronted adverbials of time can speed up or slow down the action being described.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that all fronted adverbials of time do the same job.
Teach pupils that different fronted adverbials of time can have different impacts on the writing. In parituclar, to speed up or slow down the action.
Keywords
Fronted adverbial of time - a sentence starter that tells the reader when something happens
Verbs - a doing or being word
Adverb - a word that describes a verb
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