Publishing a narrative based on 'Jabberwocky' | English

Starter quiz

Order these sections of a narrative in chronological order.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  opening
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  build-up
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  climax
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  resolution
What is the setting of 'Jabberwocky'?
- a small village
- an enchanted forest ✓
- the mountains
- a busy town
Select the correct spelling.
- creeture
- creature ✓
- creachure
- creacher
Select two key moments from 'Jabberwocky'.
- The boy slayed the Jabberwock. ✓
- The boy's father smiled.
- The young man walked through the woods looking for the Jabberwock. ✓
- A leaf fell from a tree.
What is the definition of an illustrator?
- someone who writes a book
- someone who takes photographs
- someone who creates the pictures for a book ✓
- someone who makes sculptures
In which section of the narrative would you find this sentence? 'Above a vast, enchanted forest, mist blanketed the treetops.'
- opening ✓
- build-up
- climax
- resolution

'It is important to use neat, joined handwriting when publishing.' Is this true or false?
- 'true' ✓
Fill in the missing word: 'The __________ is the name of the text.'
- 'title' ✓
Which of the following are true about illustrations?
- they help readers to better imagine and engage with the story ✓
- they are nothing to do with the story
- they can convey emotions and moods ✓
- they are created with a camera
Select the correct spelling.
- wistled
- whistled ✓
- whisled
- wissled
Which of the following would be found in a piece of narrative writing?
- subheadings
- direct speech ✓
- diagrams
- figurative language ✓
- range of sentence types ✓
Which sentence would be found in a piece of narrative writing?
- Rain is caused by a change in air pressure.
- Mist cloaked the treetops and rolling mountains pierced the sky. ✓
- I was really, really cold!
- The mountains are 1000km away in distance.

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A published piece of writing should be visually and linguistically appealing to the reader.
Neat, joined handwriting is important when publishing a piece of writing.
A piece of published writing is the final, best version that becomes available to others.
Illustrations provide visual representations of the characters, settings and events described in the text.
Illustrations can bring the world of the story to life and make it more vivid in the reader's mind.

Pupils think they need to use new ideas when publishing their writing.

Pupils should use the sections they have written in previous lessons that have been planned, drafted and edited.

Publishing - producing a final, best version that becomes available to others
Layout - the way information is organised on the page
Paragraph - a distinct section of a piece of writing, indicated by a new line and an indentation
Illustrations - visual representations of the characters, settings and events described in a text