Starter quiz
- Order the sections of a narrative.
- 1⇔opening
- 2⇔build-up
- 3⇔climax
- 4⇔resolution
- Match the word class to its definition:
- verb⇔a doing, being or having word ✓
- adverb⇔a word that describes a verb ✓
- noun⇔a person, place or thing ✓
- adjective⇔a word that describes a noun ✓
- What language structure is this an example of? 'the icy, strong wind'
- subordinate clause
- expanded noun phrase ✓
- metaphor
- direct speech
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- Match the word class to its example.
- adjective⇔heartbroken ✓
- noun⇔ice ✓
- adverb⇔calmly ✓
- verb⇔whimpered ✓
- What is a plan?
- a final piece of written work
- a framework that writers create before they write ✓
- a writer's first ideas said aloud about their writing
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- Why does the prince's heart break in two?
- He is exhausted.
- He realises he cannot live without the bird. ✓
- He is cold.
- He is sad that he cannot help any more people.
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Exit quiz
- A plan should be written in full sentences.
- True
- False ✓
- What are the purposes of the climax of a narrative?
- describe the main action in detail ✓
- introduce the characters
- increase the tension and excitement to its highest point ✓
- bring the story to a close
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- What are the purposes of the resolution of a narrative?
- allow readers to reflect ✓
- introduce the setting
- resolve a story ✓
- build up the tension and excitement
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- Which of the following is an example of a simile?
- the freezing wind
- as cold as ice ✓
- bitterly cold
- the icy wind
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- Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
- snow fell on the houses
- blankets of snow wrapped themselves around the houses ✓
- snow covered the houses
- the snowy, cold houses
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- Which of the following are true about dialogue?
- It makes the reader laugh.
- It is the written conversation between two or more characters in a narrative. ✓
- It gives human qualities to non-human objects.
- It helps move the story forward. ✓
- It describes a noun in further detail.
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- When we plan, we log precise and ambitious vocabulary to help paint vivid pictures for our reader with words.
- Dialogue is the written conversation between two characters or more within a narrative and it moves the story forward.
- A plan is written in note-form, out of full sentences.
- The purpose of the climax is to describe the main action and to take the tension and excitement to its highest point.
- The purpose of the resolution is to resolve a story, tying up its 'loose ends', allowing readers a chance to reflect.
Common misconception
Pupils may think they can write a narrative by briefly explaining each key moment.
It is important we choose a range of adjectives, verbs and adverbs to include in our plan that create a full, descriptive narrative. The reader needs to be able to 'see' the pictures we paint with our words.
Keywords
Plan - a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text
Notes - written out of full sentences
Ambitious vocabulary - high-level language in writing that meets the text purpose
Figurative language - the use of metaphor, simile and personification to paint vivid pictures for the reader
Dialogue - the written conversation between two characters or more within a narrative
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