Publishing a narrative based on 'The BFG' | English | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Put these sections of a narrative in chronological order.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  opening
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  build-up
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  climax
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  resolution
What are the main settings in the opening and the build-up of 'The BFG'?
- the village ✓
- England
- the orphanage ✓
- Giant Country
Select the correct spelling of the word below.
- qietly
- quietly ✓
- kwietly
- qwietly
- queitly
Select the key moments from the opening and build-up of 'The BFG'.
- a giant's hand snatches Sophie ✓
- she puts on her shoes
- Sophie sees a mysterious figure in the street ✓
- a moonbeam shines brightly
What is the definition of an illustrator?
- someone who writes a book
- someone who takes photographs
- someone who creates the pictures for a book ✓
- someone who makes sculptures
In which section of the narrative would you find the following sentence? 'One thundery night, a young orphan woke up in her dim dormitory.'
- opening ✓
- build-up
- climax
- resolution

True or false? It is important to use neat, joined handwriting when publishing.
- True ✓
- False
The ______ is the name of a text.
- 'title' ✓
Which of the following is true about illustrations?
- they help readers to better imagine and engage with the story ✓
- they are nothing to do with the story
- they are created with a camera
Select the correct spelling of the word below.
- terrifyed
- teriffied
- terrified ✓
- terifyed
Which of the following would be found in a piece of narrative writing?
- subheadings
- a range of sentence types ✓
- diagrams
- descriptive vocabulary ✓
Which of these sentences would be found in a piece of narrative writing?
- It rained during the night.
- Booming thunder raged wildly in the dark sky. ✓
- Sophie is 105 cm tall.
- There were no lights on in the village.

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A published piece of writing should be visually and linguistically appealing to the reader.
Neat, joined handwriting is important when publishing a piece of writing.
A piece of published writing is the final, best version that becomes available to others.
Illustrations provide visual representations of the characters, settings and events described in the text.
Illustrations can bring the world of the story to life and make it more vivid in the reader's mind.

Pupils think they need to use new ideas when publishing their writing.

Pupils should use the sections they have written in previous lessons that have been planned, drafted and edited.

Publishing - producing a final, best version that becomes available to others
Layout - the way information is organised on the page
Paragraph - a distinct section of a piece of writing, indicated by a new line and an indentation
Illustrations - visual representations of the characters, settings and events described in a text