Starter quiz
- Who is the author of 'The Borrowers'?
- 'Mary Norton' ✓
- Order these parts of a story staircase.
- 1⇔opening
- 2⇔build-up
- 3⇔climax
- 4⇔resolution
- Order the following events from the first part of the build-up.
- 1⇔Pod arrived home from a borrowing expedition.
- 2⇔He told Homily that he had been “seen” by a human.
- 3⇔Homily was very concerned.
- 4⇔Homily said they must tell Arrietty about the upstairs.
- How did Arrietty feel about the upstairs?
- She was terrified of it and wanted to stay underground.
- She was somewhat curious.
- She was desperate to experience life above ground. ✓
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- How did Arrietty show her mother she was “good” in order to prepare for her first borrowing expedition?
- She dressed in really smart clothes.
- She read and wrote in her diary every day.
- She helped with lots of house chores for weeks. ✓
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- True or false? Homily was against the idea of Arrietty going borrowing.
- True
- False ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the keywords to the correct definition.
- build-up⇔the building of action and suspense that leads up to the climax ✓
- suspense⇔when you are feeling anxious or excited about what may happen ✓
- plan⇔a framework that writers create before writing a section or whole text ✓
- True or false? 'Show and tell' is a writing technique for showing a character’s feelings with description of their actions and expressions.
- True ✓
- False
- Order the events from the build-up.
- 1⇔Arrietty spent weeks doing chores to show she could be really “good”.
- 2⇔The day finally came when Homily asked Pod to take Arrietty borrowing.
- 3⇔Pod protested against taking Arrietty borrowing but Homily was firm.
- 4⇔Arrietty excitedly followed her father along the passages to the clock.
- 5⇔Arrietty climbed into the clock and stared in awe at their namesake.
- Which ‘show-and-tell’ language would you use to describe how Arrietty felt during this section of the build-up?
- shoulders slumped
- eyes lit up ✓
- shook uncontrollably
- gazed up in awe ✓
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- What is in a plan?
- full sentences with capital letters and full stops
- unnecessary information
- bullet points for notes ✓
- ambitious vocabulary ✓
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- Match the example to the word class.
- noun⇔passages ✓
- adjective⇔winding ✓
- adverb⇔carefully ✓
- verb⇔followed ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The purpose of the build-up is to build action and suspense leading up to the climax.
- In this section of the build-up, Arrietty sets off on her first borrowing expedition and reaches the infamous clock.
- A range of precise and ambitious vocabulary is used to describe key moments in the build-up.
- ‘Show and tell’ language shows a character’s feelings by describing their actions, body language and facial expressions.
- A plan contains precise vocabulary, is written in note format and follows a sequence of events.
Common misconception
Children may struggle to develop appropriate 'show and tell' language for a range of emotions.
Identify the emotions of characters during this section first and ask children to imagine how they might convey that feeling. E.g. Homily is feeling stubborn and firm. 'Show and tell' for this might be: She gave Pod a stern and silent look.
Keywords
Build-up - the building of action and suspense that leads up to the climax in a narrative
Suspense - when you are feeling anxious or excited about what may happen
'show and tell' - a writing technique for showing a character’s feelings with description of their actions and expressions
Plan - a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text
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