Sequencing and making a story mountain for 'Wild' | English

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Which are the two settings in the story?
- the forest and the roads
- the forest and the house ✓
- the house and the city
- the girl and the strange animals
Order these parts of a story.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  beginning
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  middle
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  end
Which sequencing word would you use at the beginning of a story?
- First, ✓
- After that,
- Finally,
Which sequencing word could you use to show something surprising or unexpected has happened in a story?
- After that,
- Then,
- Suddenly, ✓
Which sequencing word would you use at the very end of a story?
- Then,
- Finally, ✓
- First,
Which word would you not use when retelling a story from your own perspective talking about yourself?
- they ✓
- I
- me
- mine

Order the sequencing words to show the order that you would use to write them.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  First,
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  Then,
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  Finally,
Match the event in the story to the sequencing word that could be used.
- First,
  
  ⇔
  
  I lived in a magical, enchanted forest with my friends. ✓
- Suddenly,
  
  ⇔
  
  two strange, different animals appeared! ✓
- Finally,
  
  ⇔
  
  I returned to my wild, safe forest. ✓
Which two adjectives describe the forest from the perspective of the girl?
- vibrant ✓
- plain
- scary
- colourful ✓
Which two adjectives describe the bear?
- refreshing
- furry ✓
- friendly ✓
- cold
**Which* of these sentences uses an exclamation mark correctly to show excitement?
- Suddenly, two strange, different animals appeared! ✓
- The girl felt peaceful!
- The house was boring!
Which tense is the story *Wild* told in?
- present tense
- past tense ✓
- future tense

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Retelling a story helps us to remember the main events in a story and think about the different parts.
Some events in a story can be joined using a joining "and".
Story mountains map out the beginning, middle and end.
Powerful adjectives can be added to a story mountain, such as "ferocious", "vibrant" and "playful".
Retelling the story in the first person means we have to imagine we are the main character.

Pupils may only use the sequencing or descriptive language you have modelled.

Encourage pupils to refer back to previous learning to generate their own vocabulary. Model different options to children.