Starter quiz
- 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.
- Choose an appropriate fronted adverbial to start the following sentence: '__________ the girl sprinted across the room.'
- However,
- Like a lightning bolt, ✓
- Interestingly,
- In the morning,
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- Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
- Slowly the figure twirled his long, golden trumpet.
- Slowly, the figure twirled his long, golden trumpet. ✓
- Slowly the figure, twirled his long, golden trumpet.
- Slowly, the figure twirled, his long, golden trumpet.
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- Which of these nouns must start with a capital letter?
- giant
- sophie ✓
- figure
- hand
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- Which is the adverbial phrase in the following sentence? 'In shock, Sophie leaned out of the window.'
- Sophie
- leaned
- window
- In shock, ✓
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- Match each word class to its example.
- noun⇔potion ✓
- adjective⇔brightest ✓
- verb⇔bulged ✓
- adverb⇔rapidly ✓
Exit quiz
- What is the purpose of the build-up?
- to introduce the characters and setting
- to build up excitement and suspense ✓
- to bring the story to a close
- to describe the main action
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- True or false? If a scene builds up suspense, it makes the viewer feel sad.
- True
- False ✓
- A ______ sentence is formed of a main clause and a subordinate clause joined by a subordinating conjunction.
- 'complex' ✓
- Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
- The girl gasped when she saw the figure staring at her. ✓
- The girl gasped, when she saw the figure staring at her.
- The girl gasped, when she saw, the figure staring at her.
- The girl gasped when she saw, the figure staring at her.
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- Match each sentence type to its example.
- simple⇔Her legs began to tremble. ✓
- compound⇔Her breathing quickened and she stifled a scream. ✓
- complex⇔As she hid under the covers, her heart pounded in her chest. ✓
- Which sentence is written in the past tense?
- Her legs are shaking as she runs across the room.
- Her legs were shaking as she ran across the room. ✓
- Her legs shake as she is running across the room.
- Her legs were shaking as she runs across the room.
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The purpose of the build-up is to build tension and suspense.
- Saying sentences aloud before they are written helps to check for sense.
- Using the full range of sentence types (simple, compound and complex) improves text flow for the reader.
- Fronted adverbials of time, place and manner describe the action in the main clause in further detail.
- 'Show-not-tell' language shows a character’s feelings by describing their actions, body language and facial expressions.
Common misconception
Pupils may find it difficult to remember the comma rule in a complex sentence.
Commas are only needed in a complex sentence when the subordinate clause comes first. Remind pupils that if the subordinate clause comes second, they do not need a comma before the subordinating conjunction.
Keywords
Text flow - how a text is written to keep the reader engaged
'show-not-tell' - shows a character’s feelings by describing their actions, body language and facial expressions
Complex sentence - a sentence formed of at least one main clause and a subordinate clause
Fronted adverbial - a sentence starter followed by a comma
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