Writing the climax of a narrative based on 'Jabberwocky' | English

Starter quiz

How do you use a plan to write part of a narrative?
- copy it out word for word
- use the notes to form a range of full sentences ✓
- follow the sequence of events ✓
What is a fronted adverbial?
- a word used to describe a verb
- a sentence starter ✓
- a conjunction
- a type of subordinate clause
What are the different sentence types that you can use in your writing?
- complex ✓
- fronted adverbial
- simple ✓
- subordinate clause
- compound ✓
Which piece of punctuation follows a fronted adverbial?
- a full stop
- an exclamation mark
- a comma ✓
- inverted commas
Put the four key moments of the climax in chronological order.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  The ferocious Jabberwock moved closer and closer to the boy.
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  The boy threatened the Jabberwock with his sword.
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  The Jabberwock became enraged and it lunged at the boy.
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  The boy swiped his sword and he beheaded the Jabberwock.
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

True or false? We should use a range of sentence types (like simple, compound and varied complex) in our writing.
- True ✓
- False
Match the sentence type to its definition.
- simple
  
  ⇔
  
  The vicious beast destroyed everything in its path. ✓
- compound
  
  ⇔
  
  The knight rose to his feet and he pointed his sword at the beast. ✓
- adverbial complex
  
  ⇔
  
  The monster stomped towards the boy as it roared loudly. ✓
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
Which direct speech sentence is correctly punctuated?
- The boy shouted Don't come any closer!''
- The boy shouted, ''Don't come any closer!'' ✓
- The boy shouted, ''don't come any closer!''
- The boy shouted, ''Don't come any closer!
Complete the following sentence with an appropriate fronted adverbial: '__________ he lunged at the terrified boy.'
- Happily,
- The next morning,
- With boiling blood, ✓
- Slowly,
Which of the following uses 'show-not-tell' to describe how the boy was feeling in the climax?
- The boy was terrified.
- The boy raised his sword at the Jabberwock.
- ''I'm really scared!'' exclaimed the young man.
- With shaking knees, the boy rose to his feet as his heart pounded in his chest. ✓

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The purpose of the climax is to describe the main action and take the suspense and excitement to its highest point.
Direct speech is punctuated using inverted commas. Dialogue moves the action forward.
Notes from a plan are used to form full sentences.
A range of sentence types (simple, compound and complex) improves text flow for the reader.
A range of fronted adverbials is used to improve text flow.

Pupils may struggle with remembering the punctuation rules in speech second sentences.

Provide a visual scaffold of the speech second punctuation rules. Encourage pupils to use this when writing direct speech.