Starter quiz
- Fill in the missing word. The prince is the main __________ in 'The Happy Prince'.
- title
- setting
- character ✓
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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 said aloud about their writing
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- What is the main setting in 'The Happy Prince'?
- the seamstress' house
- the city ✓
- the sky
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- Which of these is a fronted adverbial followed by?
- full stop
- exclamation mark
- comma ✓
- question mark
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- What does a full sentence need to include?
- a comma
- a capital letter ✓
- a verb ✓
- a full stop ✓
- a conjunction
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- Match the word classes to their definitions.
- adjective⇔a word that describes a noun ✓
- noun⇔a person, place or thing ✓
- verb⇔a doing, being or having word ✓
- adverb⇔a word that describes a verb ✓
Exit quiz
- True or false? A plan should be written in full sentences.
- True
- False ✓
- What are the purposes of the opening of a narrative?
- to build up tension
- to engage the reader so that they carry on reading ✓
- to entertain the reader with characters' spoken words
- to introduce the setting and characters ✓
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- Fill in the gap: A fronted adverbial of __________ tells the reader when the action in the main idea takes place.
- time ✓
- place
- manner
- cause
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- Order the four key moments of the opening chronologically.
- 1⇔A statue of a prince was overlooking the city.
- 2⇔One night, a bird was flying alone looking for somewhere to rest.
- 3⇔The bird perched on the statue’s feet and noticed he was crying.
- 4⇔The statue explained his sorrows and asked the bird to help him.
- Which of the following are true about dialogue?
- It makes the reader laugh.
- It is the written conversation between two 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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- Which of the following is an example of personification?
- The moon was shining brightly in the night sky.
- The stars glistened in the darkness.
- The dark, starry sky held the bright moon in its hand. ✓
- The bird soared through the night sky.
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The purpose of the opening is to engage the reader and introduce the setting and characters.
- When we plan, we log precise and ambitious vocabulary to help paint vivid pictures for our reader.
- Fronted adverbials of time, place and manner are included in a plan to add extra detail about the action.
- Dialogue is the written conversation between two characters or more within a narrative and it moves the story forward.
- Figurative language is used in narrative writing to create vivid pictures for the reader.
Common misconception
Planning needs to be detailed and include full sentences.
Planning should only log key vocabulary and it should be written in note-form using bullet points.
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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