Planning the opening of a narrative based on 'Jabberwocky' | English

Starter quiz

What is the setting of 'Jabberwocky'?
- a small town
- a quiet village
- a mythical forest ✓
- a dark cave
The boy and the Jabberwock are the main __________ in 'Jabberwocky'.
- titles
- characters ✓
- settings
- people
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
Which of these is a fronted adverbial followed by?
- a full stop
- an exclamation mark
- a comma ✓
- a question mark
What does a full sentence need to include?
- a comma
- a capital letter ✓
- a verb ✓
- a full stop ✓
- a conjunction
Match the word classes to their definitions.
- adjective
  
  ⇔
  
  a word that describes a noun ✓
- noun
  
  ⇔
  
  a person, place or thing ✓
- adverb
  
  ⇔
  
  a word that describes a verb ✓
- verb
  
  ⇔
  
  a doing, being or having word ✓

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 want to carry on reading ✓
- to entertain the reader with characters' spoken words
- to introduce the setting and characters ✓
Put the four key moments of the opening in chronological order.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  Dusk approached the dark, magical woods.
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  Strange, unknown creatures moved around the woods.
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  A father warned his son about the dangers of the creatures.
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  The boy felt scared, but he bravely entered the woods.
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 is a writing technique that describes characters' emotions.
- It helps move the story forward. ✓
- It describes a noun in further detail.
Which of the following is an example of 'show-not-tell' language?
- The boy was really scared.
- Nervously, he entered the forest.
- He whispered, ''I'm scared."
- His heart pounded loudly against his chest. ✓
Match each word class to its example.
- adjective
  
  ⇔
  
  beastly ✓
- adverb
  
  ⇔
  
  determinedly ✓
- noun
  
  ⇔
  
  twigs ✓
- verb
  
  ⇔
  
  cascaded ✓

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 or more characters within a narrative and it moves the story forward.
Show-not-tell language is a writing technique for showing a character’s feelings to a reader.

Notes in a plan can be written in any order.

The key moments in the opening are written in chronological order. Notes in the plan should be concise and follow this chronological order.

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's purpose
Show-not-tell language - a writing technique for showing a character’s feelings by describing their body language and facial expressions
Dialogue - the written conversation between two characters or more within a narrative