Planning the build-up of a narrative based on 'Jabberwocky' | English

Starter quiz

Choose the most precise adverb to complete the following sentence: '__________, the young boy crept through the forest.'
- Excitedly,
- Bravely, ✓
- Happily,
- Angrily,
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
Where does the young boy rest when he becomes tired looking for the Jabberwock?
- under a bush
- on a pile of leaves
- on a tree ✓
- outside the forest
Which of these is a fronted adverbial followed by?
- exclamation mark
- full stop
- comma ✓
- inverted commas
- question mark
Which of these is a full sentence?
- The dark, forbidden forest.
- Darkness enveloped the forbidden forest. ✓
- In the forbidden forest.
- Deep in the heart of the forbidden forest.
Match the word class to its example.
- adjective
  
  ⇔
  
  vicious ✓
- noun
  
  ⇔
  
  jaws ✓
- verb
  
  ⇔
  
  lurked ✓
- adverb
  
  ⇔
  
  nervously ✓

True or false? A plan should be written in full sentences.
- True
- False ✓
What are the purposes of the build-up of a narrative?
- to introduce the characters and setting
- to build up the excitement ✓
- to ask the reader direct questions so that they carry on reading
- to develop the characters ✓
A fronted adverbial of __________ tells the reader how the action in the main idea takes place.
- time
- place
- manner ✓
- cause
Put the four key moments of the build-up in chronological order.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  The young man bravely walked through the dark forest looking for the Jabberwock.
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  He rested on a tree when he heard a strange, ominous noise.
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  The Jabberwock appeared from the shadows and slowly approached him.
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  The Jabberwock’s eyes were burning-red and it had fierce teeth and lethal claws.
Match each word class to its example.
- noun
  
  ⇔
  
  tree ✓
- adjective
  
  ⇔
  
  razor-sharp ✓
- adverb
  
  ⇔
  
  slowly ✓
- verb
  
  ⇔
  
  crept ✓
True or false? This is a complete sentence: 'A pair of huge jaws and a long, writhing tongue.'
- True
- False ✓

The purpose of the build-up is to develop the characters and build up the excitement.
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.
A plan is most often written in note-form, out of full sentences.

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.

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
Fronted adverbial - sentence starter followed by a comma