Starter quiz
- What is a simple sentence?
- a sentence made of just one main clause ✓
- a sentence with two main clauses and a joining word
- a sentence with a subordinating conjunction
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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
- Fill in the missing word. Figurative language is the use of metaphor, simile and personification to paint vivid pictures for the ...
- writer
- reader ✓
- illustrator
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- What is a compound sentence?
- a sentence formed of one main clause and a joining word
- a sentence formed of two main clauses
- a sentence formed of two main clauses and a co-ordinating conjunction ✓
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- Which of the following are true about dialogue?
- It gives factual information
- It is the written conversation between two characters in a narrative ✓
- It builds up suspense
- It helps move the story forward ✓
- It describes a verb in further detail
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- 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
- Fill in the missing word: The __________ is the first section of a story where the writer describes the setting and main characters.
- resolution
- climax
- opening ✓
- build-up
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- True or false? 'A complex sentence is a sentence consisting of a main clause and a subordinate clause.'
- True ✓
- False
- 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?
- ''Will you help me? asked the prince.
- ''Will you help me?'' asked the prince. ✓
- Will you help me? ''asked the prince''.
- Will you help me?'' asked the prince.
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- Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
- In the middle of the vast city the golden statue guarded the streets.
- In the middle of the vast city, the golden statue guarded the streets. ✓
- In the middle, of the vast city, the golden statue guarded the streets.
- In the middle of the vast city the golden, statue guarded the streets.
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- Which sentence includes an example of figurative language?
- A serene sky held a luminous moon in its hand. ✓
- The sky was dark and filled with stars.
- The bird flew through the night sky.
- The statue was golden and covered in jewels.
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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.
- Using a range of sentence types (simple, compound and complex) improves text flow for the reader.
- Direct speech is punctuated using inverted commas. Dialogue moves the action forward.
- An adverbial clause is joined with a main clause to form an adverbial complex sentence.
- Notes from the plan are used to form full sentences.
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle with remembering the comma rule in an adverbial complex sentence.
Provide a visual scaffold of an adverbial complex sentence. Ask children to identify the subordinating conjunction that begins the adverbial clause and ensure that the visual highlights the comma rule.
Keywords
Text flow - how a text is written to keep the reader engaged
Fronted adverbial - a sentence starter followed by a comma
Past tense - shows that the action happened before now
Direct speech - shows that a character is speaking out loud in a text
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