Starter quiz
- Fill in the blank: An expanded noun phrase may contain two adjectives and a ...
- verb.
- noun. ✓
- adverb.
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- In an expanded noun phrase, you need to include a full stop between the adjectives.
- True
- False ✓
- A character is a person or animal in a story.
- True ✓
- False
- What colour is Anders?
- green
- red ✓
- grey
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- Which two adjectives could be used to describe the skin of a chameleon?
- fluffy
- rough ✓
- scaly ✓
- furry
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- Which two adjectives could be used to describe Anders' personality?
- friendly ✓
- mean
- lazy
- curious ✓
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Exit quiz
- Order these parts of a story staircase.
- 1⇔opening
- 2⇔build up
- 3⇔climax
- 4⇔resolution
- Which two of these does the opening introduce to the reader?
- the problem in the story
- the characters ✓
- the setting ✓
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- What is the setting of the animation 'Otherwise'?
- a city
- a jungle ✓
- a beach
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- Using ambitious vocabulary means using words that are precise and descriptive.
- True ✓
- False
- Order these parts of the opening of 'Otherwise'.
- 1⇔Anders cracks out of his egg.
- 2⇔Anders tries to shake hands with the green chameleons.
- 3⇔The green chameleons ignore him and walk away.
- Nouns are doing or being words.
- True
- False ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The purpose of the opening is to introduce the main characters and the setting.
- Planning is an important part of preparing to write.
- 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.
Highlight that a plan is written in note form and model this explicitly to the children. Explain that you will turn your plan into full sentences when you write.
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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