Starter quiz
- When writing in role as Addie, which of these features did we use?
- present tense ✓
- first person ✓
- informal language ✓
- past tense
- third person
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- Put the sections of our narrative in order.
- 1⇔writing in role as Addie about the first part of the speech
- 2⇔first flashback to Maggie's story
- 3⇔writing in role as Addie about the second part of the speech
- 4⇔second flashback to Maggie's story
- 5⇔writing in role as Addie about the third part of the speech
- Which sentence uses the third person and the past tense?
- Maggie stumbles to the door in shock.
- I stumbled to the door in shock.
- Maggie stumbled to the door in shock. ✓
- I stumble to the door in shock.
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- Which of the aspects below are shown in the following passage? 'Mr Macintosh stands up and I know it's time. Will they listen? Can I persuade them?'
- things Addie does
- things Addie thinks ✓
- things Addie sees ✓
- things Addie says
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- Which informal language features can we see in the following passage that are appropriate for a first person perspective? 'I step up nervously, feeling like I'm in a dream.'
- contractions ✓
- simple sentences
- questions to myself
- sentences beginning with 'I' ✓
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- Why are 'triggers' useful in our story?
- to show a change in perspective ✓
- to show a change in mood
- to show a change in time period ✓
- to show Addie is about to speak
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Exit quiz
- Which of these sentences are appropriate for the flashback of our narrative?
- What on earth was happening? ✓
- What on earth is happening?
- She cried out in fear. ✓
- I cry out in fear.
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- Which of these sentences are appropriate for the first person section of our text?
- I gritted my teeth.
- I grit my teeth. ✓
- I can see I have their attention. ✓
- I saw that I had their attention.
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- Which of the features below are shown in the following flashback passage? 'What was she being accused of? In confusion, she stumbled to the wooden door and she opened it a crack.'
- things Maggie does ✓
- things that happen to Maggie
- things Maggie says
- questions Maggie asks herself ✓
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- Which of these pieces of direct speech are correctly punctuated?
- “You cursed us” came a shout from outside.
- A man shouted “Take the witch away!”
- “You cursed us!” came a shout from outside. ✓
- A man shouted, “Take the witch away!” ✓
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- Which informal language features can be seen in this first person passage? 'I’m sure I see the hint of a smile - a real smile - on his lips. I let out a sigh, stepping away from the microphone.'
- sentences starting with 'I' ✓
- contractions ✓
- simple sentences
- questions
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- Put these key steps of writing well in order.
- 1⇔Plan your writing.
- 2⇔Orally rehearse your writing.
- 3⇔Write each sentence.
- 4⇔Read back each sentence to check it is correct.
- 5⇔Make edits that are needed.
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we are writing a third person flashback and a first person perspective.
- Switching perspectives like this allows us to focus on different elements of the narrative at different points.
- Our flashback is likely to be more formal than the first person section.
- Both sections should include a range of sentence structures and punctuation.
- Orally rehearsing our writing allows us to write more confidently.
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to punctuate direct speech correctly.
You may wish to select a few slides from our KS2 Grammar lessons on speech if appropriate to remind children of the punctuation rules.
Keywords
First person - the 'I/we' perspective
Flashback - a jump to a time or event that happened earlier in the narrative
Third person - the 'he/she/it/they' perspective
Oral rehearsal - saying the words you plan to write out loud in order to make the writing process easier
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