Starter quiz
- What part of the story staircase comes after the climax?
- opening
- resolution ✓
- build-up
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- The purpose of the climax is to do which of these?
- Create lots of tension. ✓
- Introduce the characters.
- Introduce the setting.
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- Fill in the blank. Two simple sentences joined together is called a __________ sentence.
- compound ✓
- complex
- simple
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- Compound sentences contain two simple sentences joined with which of these?
- a fronted adverbial
- a capital letter
- a joining word ✓
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- Which of these is a joining word?
- and ✓
- angry
- after
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- Which of these is a fronted adverbial of manner?
- Just then,
- Carefully, ✓
- and
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Exit quiz
- What is the last part of a story staircase called?
- opening
- resolution ✓
- climax
- build-up
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- Which of these is a purpose of the resolution?
- resolve the problem of the main character ✓
- add more problems
- describe the main character
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- True or false? The resolution usually ends the story with everything resolved.
- True ✓
- False
- In the resolution, where does Anders accidentally find himself?
- in the lake
- in the eagle's nest ✓
- up a tree
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- Why did the eagle fly away?
- It was scared of Anders. ✓
- It was hungry.
- It was chasing its chicks.
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- True or false? 'Otherwise' ends happily because Anders is no longer alone.
- True ✓
- False
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Editing is the process of making any changes needed to improve our writing.
- Punctuation is the name for the marks used to make our sentences clearer and easier to read.
- When we edit word choices, we carefully review and make changes to the words in our writing.
- Our choice of adjectives, adverbs and verbs should be precise and descriptive.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that they have no errors if they have checked for mistakes in the writing lesson.
Teach them that editing is a part of the writing process that needs time dedicated to improving the word choices and spotting mistakes.
Keywords
Editing - the process of making any changes needed to improve our writing
Punctuation - the name for the marks used to make our sentences clearer and easier to read
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