Starter quiz
- What is 'show and tell'?
- explicitly stating how a character is feeling
- asking a rhetorical question
- conveying a character's feelings through sensory details, thoughts and actions ✓
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- Match the emotion to the appropriate 'show and tell' language.
- frustrated⇔gave an exasperated sigh ✓
- determined⇔she powered on ✓
- shocked⇔heart pounded ✓
- Match the emotion to the appropriate 'show and tell' language.
- exhausted⇔trudged along ✓
- agony⇔cried out for help ✓
- excitement⇔"I actually made it!" ✓
- What is the purpose of the build-up of a story?
- to introduce the character and setting
- to move the main character's journey forward and build suspense ✓
- to resolve the problem in the story
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- What is a plan?
- a final piece of written work
- a framework that writers create before they write ✓
- a writer's first ideas about their writing
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- True or false? A plan should be written in full sentences.
- True
- False ✓
Exit quiz
- Put the following elements of a story structure in the correct order.
- 1⇔opening
- 2⇔build-up
- 3⇔climax
- 4⇔resolution
- Put these events from the beginning of the build-up in the correct order.
- 1⇔Lila couldn't sleep and she considered giving up.
- 2⇔The ground became steeper. She realised she was on the mountain.
- 3⇔She slipped and fell down the mountain.
- True or false? In a narrative build-up, we should use simple language.
- True
- False ✓
- What type of vocabulary should be included in your plan?
- ambitious ✓
- general
- simple
- precise ✓
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- How is a plan written?
- in note format ✓
- in full sentences
- in paragraphs
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- True or false? Precise description of a character's movements can convey their emotions.
- True ✓
- False
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The purpose of a build-up is to move the main character’s journey forward and build tension.
- Precise and ambitious vocabulary creates vivid images for the reader for each key moment of the build-up.
- An effective plan has vocabulary organised concisely and neatly.
- Careful verb and adverb selection can convey characters' feelings through show and tell.
- The emotions of the character change through the key moments of the build-up.
Common misconception
Children may find it difficult to generate some of their own ideas for precise and ambitious vocabulary.
Model use of a thesaurus to up level simple pieces of vocabulary. For example, instead of 'tired', children might use 'exhausted', 'fatigued' or 'worn out'.
Keywords
Build-up - the building of action and suspense that leads up to the climax in a narrative
Ambitious vocabulary - high-level language in writing that meets the text's purpose
'show and tell' - a writing technique for showing a character's feelings with description of their actions, body language and facial expressions
Plan - a framework that writers create before they write a section of whole text
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