Starter quiz
- Put the following in order to show the structure of a narrative.
- 1⇔opening
- 2⇔build-up
- 3⇔climax
- 4⇔resolution
- How did the opening of 'The Iron Man' end?
- The Iron Man stood on the edge of a cliff.
- The Iron Man walked into the ocean and disappeared. ✓
- The Iron Man fell off the cliff and broke into pieces.
- The Iron Man reassembled his body.
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- What is the purpose of the build-up?
- to resolve the problem in the story
- to develop the plot and build suspense ✓
- to set the scene and introduce the protagonist
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- What problem is encountered in the build-up of 'The Iron Man'?
- The Iron Man cannot swim to shore.
- The Iron Man feels lonely.
- The Iron Man eats the farmers' machinery. ✓
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- How does humanity respond to the Iron Man?
- kindly
- angrily ✓
- happily
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- True or false? Everyone is happy after the Iron Man is buried.
- True
- False ✓
Exit quiz
- What is the definition of suspense?
- feeling anxious or excited about what may happen ✓
- feeling certain about what is to come
- feeling sad about what has already happened
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- Put the events in the build-up of the story in the correct order.
- 1⇔Hogarth spotted the Iron Man and told his parents. His father went in search.
- 2⇔Hogarth's father told the other farmers and made a close escape from the giant.
- 3⇔The following morning, the farmers' machinery was found missing and half-eaten.
- 4⇔The farmers dug a hole to trap and bury the Iron Man, but he never came.
- 5⇔The overjoyed farmers buried the Iron Man. Then Hogarth felt sorrow and guilt.
- Which linguistic devices can writers use to build suspense?
- conjunctions
- 'show and tell' language ✓
- short, snappy sentences ✓
- commas
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- Match each word type to the correct definition.
- nouns⇔people, places and things ✓
- adjectives⇔describe nouns ✓
- verbs⇔doing, being or having words ✓
- adverbs⇔describe verbs ✓
- What is ambitious vocabulary?
- simple, everyday language
- high-level language in writing that meets the text purpose ✓
- words that are easy to read
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- How do you record your notes in a plan?
- as notes in the form of bullet points ✓
- as full sentences
- as questions
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The purpose of the build-up is to build up suspense and excitement before the climax.
- The build-up of 'The Iron Man' describes humanity’s response to the Iron Man.
- When we plan, we log precise and ambitious vocabulary to help paint vivid pictures for our reader.
- A plan includes notes, a sequence of events and ambitious vocabulary.
- ‘Show-and-tell’ language shows a character’s feelings by describing their actions, body language and facial expressions.
Common misconception
Children may find it difficult to generate a range of precise and ambitious vocabulary in order to avoid repetition in the build up.
Model the use of a thesaurus for uplevelling vocabulary. E.g. Instead of 'ran', when describing the movements of Hogarth and his father, show other examples like 'raced', 'sped', 'sprinted', 'hurried', 'darted'.
Keywords
Suspense - when you are feeling anxious or excited about what may happen
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
'show and tell' - a writing technique for showing a character’s feelings with description of their actions and expressions
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