Planning the resolution of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon' | English

Starter quiz

What was the final moment of the climax?
- Lily scootered home.
- Lily slumped on the sofa.
- The man received a gift: a telescope. ✓
- Lily tried to send a letter to the moon.
Put the sections of a narrative in the correct order.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  opening
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  build-up
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  climax
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  resolution
What is a narrative?
- an information text
- a story ✓
- a poem
- a playscript
Match the word class to its example.
- adverb
  
  ⇔
  
  ecstatically ✓
- verb
  
  ⇔
  
  zoomed ✓
- adjective
  
  ⇔
  
  bright-eyed ✓
- noun
  
  ⇔
  
  telescope ✓
What is the purpose of the resolution?
- to build up excitement
- to resolve the story ✓
- to show the main action
- to introduce the characters
Which of these questions would appear in 'The Man on the Moon?'
- Did you know that the moon is 384,400 km away from Earth?
- Would she ever reach him? ✓
- Have you ever wondered what the moon is made of?
- Would anyone ever know he was there? ✓

Put the events of the resolution in the correct order.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  The man looks down at Earth through his telescope.
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  Lily and the man wave at each other.
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  A tear rolls down his face as he realises someone is thinking of him.
What would an appropriate adverb be for how Lily waved at the man?
- sadly
- elatedly ✓
- with sorrow
- interestingly
Which is the most appropriate show and tell language for the man when he sees Lily through the telescope?
- His heart sank.
- A tear rolled down his cheek. ✓
- His heart heart pounded quickly in his chest.
- His blood began to boil.
What would an appropriate verb be for how the man communicated with Lily?
- shouted
- waved ✓
- whistled
- smiled
What would an appropriate adverb be for how the man used the telescope?
- quickly
- delicately ✓
- aggressively
- without care
Which of the following would be found in a narrative plan?
- ambitious adjectives and adverbs ✓
- full sentences with accurate punctuation
- bullet point notes ✓
- subheadings

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The purpose of the resolution is to resolve the story and give readers a chance to reflect.
Precise and ambitious vocabulary is logged on a plan for future use.
Notes should not be written in full sentences and bullet points can be used to make notes clear.
Fronted adverbials of time, place and manner indicate when, where and how an action takes place.

Planning needs to be detailed and include full sentences.

Planning should only have key vocabulary and 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 - a sentence starter followed by a comma