Starter quiz
- 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
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- Put the sections of a narrative in chronological order.
- 1⇔opening
- 2⇔build-up
- 3⇔climax
- 4⇔resolution
- What linguistic device is 'Courageously,' an example of?
- a subordinate clause
- a fronted adverbial of manner ✓
- a co-ordinating conjunction
- a main clause
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- What does a full sentence need to include?
- a comma
- a full stop (or other closing punctuation) ✓
- a verb ✓
- a capital letter ✓
- a conjunction
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- Match the word class to its example.
- verb⇔gripped ✓
- noun⇔granddaughter ✓
- adverb⇔proudly ✓
- adjective⇔magical ✓
- Which of these is a full sentence?
- The dutiful granddaughter.
- With pride, the dutiful granddaughter.
- With pride, the dutiful granddaughter sang melodically. ✓
- The dutiful granddaughter in the crowd.
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Exit quiz
- Put the four key moments of the build-up in chronological order.
- 1⇔Paikea leads the boys to the Marae by singing.
- 2⇔Paikea sits in the front row with the men.
- 3⇔Koro tells her to move to the back because she is a girl.
- 4⇔Paikea obeys her grandfather.
- Choose the appropriate fronted adverbial to start the following sentence: '__________ she slumped in defeat.'
- In addition,
- Solemnly, ✓
- However,
- In the morning,
- Quickly,
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- What is the punctuation mark that shows when direct speech begins and ends?
- exclamation mark
- comma
- inverted commas ✓
- full stop
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- What is the reporting clause in this speech sentence? “What did I say?” asked Koro angrily.
- ''What did I say?''
- asked Koro angrily ✓
- angrily
- Koro
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- Which of these is the adverb in the following sentence? 'Sternly, Koro fixed his gaze on his dutiful granddaughter.'
- fixed
- gaze
- sternly ✓
- dutiful
- granddaughter
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- Match each word class to its example.
- verb⇔rising ✓
- adverb⇔passionately ✓
- adjective⇔angry ✓
- noun⇔determination ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Ambitious vocabulary can be logged on a plan for future use.
- Fronted adverbials of time, place and manner indicate when, where and how action takes place.
- Dialogue, using direct speech, moves the plot forward and develops characters in a story.
- Show-not-tell language shows a character’s feelings by describing their actions, body language and facial expressions.
- Notes should not be written in full sentences and bullet points can be used to make notes clear.
Common misconception
Direct speech should mimic real-life conversation exactly.
Direct speech should serve specific purposes, such as advancing the plot, developing characters or providing necessary information.
Keywords
Direct speech - the term used for a character speaking out loud in a text
Plan - a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text
Ambitious vocabulary - high-level language in writing that meets the text purpose
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