Starter quiz
- How do you use a plan to write part of a narrative?
- copy it out word for word
- use the notes to form a range of full sentences ✓
- follow the chronology ✓
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- Which of the following is a fronted adverbial of time?
- Slowly,
- Additionally,
- One night, ✓
- Through the streets,
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- Which piece of punctuation follows a fronted adverbial?
- a full stop
- an exclamation mark
- a comma ✓
- inverted commas
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- Order the four key moments of the climax chronologically.
- 1⇔Winter arrived in the city.
- 2⇔Bird became frailer and weaker, but he would not leave the prince’s side.
- 3⇔Bird took his final breath at the prince’s feet.
- 4⇔The prince was so devastated that his metal heart broke into two pieces.
- Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'Figurative language is the use of metaphor, simile and personification to paint vivid pictures for the ______.'
- 'reader' ✓
- What is an adverbial complex sentence?
- a sentence formed of two main clauses
- a sentence formed of one main clause and an adverbial subordinate clause ✓
- a sentence formed of two main clauses and a co-ordinating conjunction
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Exit quiz
- True or false? We should use a range of sentences in our writing.
- True ✓
- False
- Match the sentence type to its definition.
- simple⇔Blankets of snow draped across the streets. ✓
- compound⇔Bird became frailer, but he did not leave the prince’s side. ✓
- adverbial complex⇔The prince’s heart shattered as the bird took its final breath. ✓
- What does an adverbial complex sentence consist of?
- one main clause
- two main clauses
- a main clause and an adverbial clause ✓
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- What is the name of the punctuation mark that indicates where the words the character said begin and end?
- comma
- inverted commas ✓
- question mark
- exclamation mark
- full stop
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- Which direct speech sentence is correctly punctuated?
- The prince asked, ''how will I live without you?''
- The prince asked, How will I live without you?
- The prince asked, ''How will I live without you?'' ✓
- The prince asked ''How will I live without you?
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- Which sentence includes an example of figurative language?
- It was a cold day.
- The days were as cold as ice. ✓
- It was cold outside.
- The days were getting colder and longer.
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Direct speech is punctuated using inverted commas. Dialogue moves the action forward.
- Notes from a plan are used to form full sentences.
- A range of sentence types (simple, compound and complex) improves text flow for the reader.
- A range of fronted adverbials is used to improve text flow.
- The purpose of the climax is to describe the main action and to take the tension and excitement to its highest point.
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle with remembering the different punctuation rules in speech first and speech second sentences.
Provide a visual scaffold of the speech first and speech second punctuation rules. Encourage pupils to use this when writing direct speech.
Keywords
Text flow - how a text is written to keep the reader engaged
Fronted adverbial - a sentence starter followed by a comma
Direct speech - shows that a character is speaking out loud in a text
Complex sentence - a sentence formed of a main clause and a subordinate clause
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