Starter quiz
- Which part of the story staircase is where the plot and characters are developed?
- opening
- build-up ✓
- climax
- resolution
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- What else should a writer do in their build-up?
- Introduce the main character again.
- Introduce a problem in the story. ✓
- Introduce themselves to the reader.
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- What is the problem that Anders has?
- He can't find any food.
- He doesn't want to go swimming.
- He feels left out by the others. ✓
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- What does Anders do in the build-up to cheer himself up?
- He goes for a run.
- He goes for a swim. ✓
- He goes and plays football.
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- True or false? Verbs are doing or being words.
- True ✓
- False
- Which of these word types can be used to describe verbs?
- adjectives
- nouns
- adverbs ✓
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Exit quiz
- What part of the story staircase comes after the opening?
- climax
- build-up ✓
- resolution
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- Another purpose of the build-up is to ...
- introduce the characters.
- introduce the setting.
- introduce a problem. ✓
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- Why will the green chameleons not be friends with Anders?
- because he is much bigger than them
- becuase he is different to them ✓
- because he was rude to them
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- True or false? Using ambitious vocabulary means using words that are precise and descriptive.
- True ✓
- False
- When we plan, we use notes. What is the purpose of using notes in our planning?
- to help the writer to organise information easily for future use ✓
- to make our writing longer
- to make our writing harder to read
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- True or false? When planning, we will include nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs.
- True ✓
- False
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Planning is an important part of preparing to write.
- The purpose of the build-up of a story is to develop the plot and characters and introduce a problem.
- Our plan will contain ambitious vocabulary.
- Our plan will contain nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs.
Common misconception
Pupils may write in full sentences in their plan.
Model writing in note form and support children to do this themselves. Teach them that when we write we use our notes and turn them into full sentences.
Keywords
Ambitious vocabulary - the use of precise and descriptive words in writing
Plan - a framework that writers create before they write
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