Starter quiz
- Order the following events from the build-up.
- 1⇔Arrietty enjoyed the freedom of the outdoors.
- 2⇔Arrietty spotted something that alarmed her.
- 3⇔Arrietty realised she was looking at the eye of a human “bean”!
- 4⇔Arrietty felt terrified.
- Which sentences convey a peaceful and happy atmosphere?
- Arietty ran through the soft, fresh grass. ✓
- Across the grass, Arrietty saw a strange, unknown thing.
- Arrietty basked in the glorious sunlight and her face glowed. ✓
- Her heart started beating fast as s didn't know what it was.
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- What is the purpose of the build-up in a narrative?
- to introduce the characters
- to build action and suspense, leading up to the climax ✓
- to take the action and suspense to its highest point
- to resolve the problem
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- Match the keywords to the correct defintions.
- suspense⇔when you are feeling anxious or excited about what may happen ✓
- atmosphere⇔the tone or mood created in a text ✓
- build-up⇔the building of action and suspense that leads up to the climax ✓
- What is ‘show and tell’?
- the tone or mood created in a text
- showing a character’s feelings by just explicitly saying the feeling
- showing a character’s feelings with description of their actions and expressions ✓
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- True or false? We use the notes from our plan to form full sentences.
- True ✓
- False
Exit quiz
- Match the type of fronted adverbial to the correct example.
- fronted adverbial of time⇔Just then, ✓
- fronted adverbial of place⇔On the other side, ✓
- fronted adverbial of manner⇔Overjoyed, ✓
- Match the fronted adverbial to the appropriate main clause.
- Excitedly,⇔Arrietty ran through the luscious grass towards the base of a tree. ✓
- In the midday Sun,⇔Arrietty laid out on the grass and basked in the rays. ✓
- Through the grass,⇔she caught sight of something unusual and concerning. ✓
- What is a rhetorical question?
- a question that the reader answers
- a question asked to the reader that does not expect an answer ✓
- a statement to the reader
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- Match the rhetorical question to the appropriate follow-up statement.
- What was this thing?⇔She couldn't work it out! ✓
- Why was it staring at her?⇔She felt incredibly uneasy. ✓
- Was she in danger?⇔She certainly felt like she was. ✓
- What is the purpose of a rhetorical question in narrative writing?
- to make the reader laugh
- to convey a character's thoughts/feelings ✓
- to let the reader know how the author feels
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- Match the sentence type to the correct example.
- simple sentence⇔Overjoyed, Arrietty explored the garden. ✓
- compound sentence⇔Arrietty was unsure what it was, but she felt alarmed. ✓
- adverbial complex sentence⇔As she made her way through the fresh grass, she took a joyful skip. ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- In this section of the build-up, the suspense heightens when Arrietty encounters the eye of a human “bean”.
- The use of precise and ambitious vocabulary, including ‘show and tell’ language supports the building of suspense.
- Rhetorical questions can be used to convey a character’s inner thoughts.
- A fronted adverbial of time, place or manner indicates when, where or how action in the rest of a sentence takes place.
- Using a range of sentence types supports text flow.
Common misconception
Children may accidentally develop rhetorical questions in present tense or first person when imagining what Arrietty is thinking. E.g. instead of "Was she safe?" they might write "Am I safe?"
Gather ideas from students about what Arriety might have been thinking and model turning these into third person and past tense. Provide examples in a shared bank for children to refer to while writing.
Keywords
Atmosphere - the tone or mood created in a text
Suspense - when you are feeling anxious or excited about what may happen
Rhetorical question - a question asked to the reader that does not expect an answer
Fronted adverbial - a sentence starter followed by a comma
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