Starter quiz
- Which sentence is written in the past tense?
- Paikea holds on tightly as her heart soars with each movement.
- Paikea was holding on tightly as her heart soared with each movement. ✓
- Paikea is holding on tightly as her heart soars with each movement.
- Paikea will hold on tightly as her heart soars with each movement.
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- True or false? You can copy out the notes from your plan exactly as they are.
- True
- False ✓
- Fill in the missing word: The __________ is the section of a story where the writer brings the story to a close.
- opening
- build-up
- climax
- resolution ✓
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- Order the four key moments of the resolution chronologically.
- 1⇔Paikea greets the whale with a hongi.
- 2⇔Paikea climbs onto its back and she encourages the whale to move into the water.
- 3⇔Paikea rides the whale through the water in the sea.
- 4⇔Koro understands that Paikea is the one chosen by their ancestors.
- 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 joined by a co-ordinating conjunction
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- Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?
- With power Paikea and the whale surged forward into the sea.
- With, power, Paikea and the whale surged forward into the sea.
- With power, Paikea and the whale surged forward into the sea. ✓
- With power Paikea and the whale, surged forward into the sea.
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Exit quiz
- Which of the following is an adverbial complex sentence?
- She chanted and the whale began to move.
- Slowly, the whale began to move.
- She chanted, but the whale began to move.
- As she chanted, the whale began to move. ✓
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- Match the word class to its example.
- noun⇔ancestor ✓
- verb⇔deepened ✓
- adverb⇔deeply ✓
- adjective⇔courageous ✓
- Which is the adverb in this sentence? 'Determinedly, Paikea held onto the whale as her heart soared.'
- heart
- determinedly ✓
- whale
- soared
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- Which of the following is punctuated correctly?
- As, they swam further away Paikea knew that this was the start of their journey.
- As they swam further away Paikea knew that this was the start of their journey.
- As they swam further away, Paikea knew that this was the start of their journey. ✓
- As they swam further away Paikea knew, that this was the start of their journey.
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- Which sentence contains an example of show-not-tell language?
- Koro was shocked by what he was witnessing.
- Koro couldn't believe what he was witnessing.
- It was a shocking sight.
- Koro’s eyes filled with tears. ✓
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- What are the main purposes of a resolution?
- resolve a story ✓
- build up suspense and tension
- describe the most exciting and tense moment
- allow the reader to reflect ✓
- introduce the characters and setting
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The purpose of a resolution is to resolve the story and give the reader a chance to reflect.
- Using the full range of sentence types (simple, compound and complex) improves text flow and cohesion.
- Fronted adverbials of time, place and manner describe the action in the main clause in further detail.
- Oral rehearsal before writing helps to structure grammatically correct sentences and check for sense.
Common misconception
Pupils might not write about all the key moments from the resolution.
The resolution follows a chronological order that includes four key moments that are detailed in pupils' plans.
Keywords
Ambitious vocabulary - high-level language in writing that meets the text purpose
Fronted adverbial - a sentence starter followed by a comma
'show-not-tell' - shows a character’s feelings by describing their actions, body language and facial expressions
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