Starter quiz
- Put the sections of a narrative in chronological order.
- 1⇔opening
- 2⇔build-up
- 3⇔climax
- 4⇔resolution
- What linguistic device is 'From outside the window,' an example of?
- subordinating conjunction
- fronted adverbial of place ✓
- expanded noun phrase
- main clause
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- Which of the following is a complete sentence?
- The curious girl was mesmerised
- the curious girl was mesmerised.
- The curious girl was mesmerised. ✓
- The curious, mesmerised girl.
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- Match each word class to its example.
- noun⇔safety ✓
- verb⇔twirled ✓
- adverb⇔quickly ✓
- adjective⇔colossal ✓
- Which of these are the verbs in the following sentence? 'Her eyes bulged and she stared in amazement at the magical potion.'
- bulged ✓
- eyes
- stared ✓
- amazement
- magical
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- Which of these is the adverbial phrase in the following sentence? 'In panic, Sophie hid under the covers.'
- hid
- Sophie
- covers
- In panic, ✓
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Exit quiz
- What is the main purpose of the build-up of a narrative?
- to build up suspense ✓
- to introduce the characters
- to bring the story to a close
- to describe the main action
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- Choose the appropriate fronted adverbial to start the following sentence: '__________ Sophie sprinted to her bed.'
- As a result,
- In the morning,
- As quick as a flash, ✓
- Slowly,
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- Put the three key moments of the second part of the build-up in chronological order.
- 1⇔The figure removed potion from a suitcase and he blew it out of his trumpet.
- 2⇔The figure turned towards Sophie and she ran to her bed.
- 3⇔Sophie hid under her covers as the giant's hand grabbed her.
- What is included in a plan?
- the title
- notes that can be written in bullet points ✓
- paragraphs
- ambitious vocabulary ✓
- full sentences
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- True or false? This is a complete sentence: 'The figure and a long, golden trumpet.'
- True
- False ✓
- How can a writer build suspense in their writing?
- subheadings
- short, snappy sentences ✓
- co-ordinating conjunctions
- ellipsis ✓
- main clauses
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The purpose of the build-up is to build up suspense and excitement.
- Precise and ambitious vocabulary is logged on a plan for future use.
- Notes should not be written in full sentences and bullet points can be used to make notes clear.
- Fronted adverbials of time, place and manner indicate when, where and how action takes place.
- 'Show-not-tell' language shows a character’s feelings by describing their actions, body language and facial expressions.
Common misconception
Pupils may think they need to write full sentences on their plan.
Plans are written to support pupils with future writing. Plans include ambitious vocabulary in note form.
Keywords
Plan - a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text
Notes - written out of full sentences
Ambitious vocabulary - high-level language in writing that meets the text purpose
Suspense - when you are feeling anxious or excited about what may happen
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