Planning the opening of 'The BFG' (part two) | English

Starter quiz

Put the sections of a narrative in chronological order.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  opening
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  build-up
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  climax
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  resolution
Complete this sentence: 'The main characters in 'The BFG' are Sophie and ______.'
- 'the BFG' ✓
What linguistic device is the following an example of? 'Seconds later,'
- subordinate clause
- fronted adverbial of time ✓
- coordinating conjunction
- main clause
What does a full sentence need to include?
- a comma
- a full stop (or other closing punctuation) ✓
- a verb ✓
- a capital letter ✓
- a conjunction
Match each word class to its example.
- adjective
  
  ⇔
  
  curious ✓
- noun
  
  ⇔
  
  window ✓
- adverb
  
  ⇔
  
  quietly ✓
- verb
  
  ⇔
  
  tiptoed ✓
Which word is the verb in the following sentence? 'Cautiously, Sophie peered through the dusty window.'
- cautiously
- Sophie
- peered ✓
- dusty
- the

What are the purposes of the opening of a narrative?
- to build up tension
- to engage the reader so that they carry on reading or watching ✓
- to entertain the reader with characters' spoken words
- to introduce the setting and characters ✓
A fronted adverbial of __________ tells the reader where the action in the main clause takes place.
- time
- place ✓
- manner
Put the three key moments of part two of the opening in chronological order.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  Sophie walked to the window and Mrs Clonkers shouted.
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  Sophie looked out of the window.
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  Sophie saw the mysterious figure.
Choose an appropriate fronted adverbial to start the following sentence: '__________ Sophie edged towards the window.'
- Interestingly,
- As a result,
- In the night sky,
- Bravely, ✓
What is included in a plan?
- notes that can be written in bullet points ✓
- full sentences
- ambitious vocabulary ✓
- paragraphs
- subheadings
Which word is the adverb in the following sentence? 'Sophie frantically opened the tattered curtains.'
- opened
- tattered
- frantically ✓
- Sophie
- curtains

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The purpose of the opening is to engage the reader and introduce the setting and characters.
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.

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.

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
Fronted adverbial - a sentence starter followed by a comma
'show-not-tell' - showing a character’s feelings by describing their body language and facial expressions