Starter quiz
- What is a simple sentence?
- a sentence made of just one main clause ✓
- a sentence with two main clauses and a conjunction
- a sentence with a subordinating conjunction
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- Order the five key moments of the opening chronologically.
- 1⇔Paikea and her grandfather are on a bicycle.
- 2⇔Her grandfather is cycling whilst Paikea looks up at him.
- 3⇔Paikea is holding onto Koro’s Maori necklace.
- 4⇔They cycle along the coast towards the sea.
- 5⇔They reach the house and Paikea chases him.
- What is a compound sentence?
- a sentence formed of one main clause and a fronted adverbial
- a sentence formed of two main clauses
- a sentence formed of two main clauses joined by a co-ordinating conjunction ✓
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- What is an adverbial complex sentence?
- a sentence formed of two main clauses
- a sentence formed of one main clause joined to an adverbial subordinate clause ✓
- a sentence formed of two main clauses joined by a co-ordinating conjunction
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- Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
- With the wind in her hair Paikea stared up lovingly at her grandfather
- With the wind in her hair, Paikea stared up lovingly at her grandfather. ✓
- With the wind, in her hair, Paikea stared up lovingly at her grandfather
- With the wind in her hair Paikea, stared up lovingly at her grandfather
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- Which sentence is written in the past tense?
- One bright, sunny day, a young girl rides on a bike with her grandfather.
- One bright, sunny day, a young girl is riding on a bike with her grandfather.
- One bright, sunny day, a young girl rode on a bike with her grandfather. ✓
- One bright day, a young girl will be riding on a bike with her grandfather.
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Exit quiz
- The __________ is the first section of a story where the writer describes the setting and main characters.
- opening ✓
- build-up
- climax
- resolution
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- True or false? 'A complex sentence is a sentence consisting of a main clause and a subordinate clause.'
- True ✓
- False
- Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
- Thoughtfully, she, caressed the smooth exterior of his shell necklace.
- Thoughtfully, she caressed the smooth exterior of his shell necklace. ✓
- Thoughtfully she caressed the smooth exterior of his shell necklace.
- Thoughtfully she caressed, the smooth exterior of his shell necklace.
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- Match the sentence types to their examples.
- simple⇔She caressed the smooth exterior of his shell necklace. ✓
- complex⇔Paikea gazed at her grandfather while he looked out at the sea. ✓
- compound⇔She rode alongside him and they headed towards the sea. ✓
- When we write, which of these do we do?
- Showcase the sentence types we know. ✓
- Include only one type of sentence.
- Do not check back for spelling and punctuation errors.
- Say our sentences aloud first. ✓
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- Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
- The spiritual, thoughtful, girl rode on the bike towards the sparkling ocean.
- The spiritual thoughtful, girl rode on the bike towards the sparkling ocean.
- The spiritual thoughtful girl rode on the bike towards the sparkling ocean.
- The spiritual, thoughtful girl rode on the bike towards the sparkling ocean. ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The purpose of a narrative opening is to introduce the characters and to describe the setting to the reader.
- Using a range of sentence types (simple, compound and complex) improves text flow for the reader.
- A fronted adverbial of time, place or manner adds extra detail to the main clause that follows it.
- This narrative version of ‘Whale Rider’ is written in the past tense.
- Oral rehearsal before writing helps to structure grammatically correct sentences and check for sense.
Common misconception
Pupils might write about moments that take place later in the narrative.
Ensure that pupils know to focus on the three key moments from their plans from the previous lesson.
Keywords
Opening - the first part of a narrative that sets the scene for the rest of the story
Past tense - shows that the action happened before now
Fronted adverbial - a sentence starter followed by a comma
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