the building of action and suspense that leads up to the climax in a narrative

strong feelings that result from a person’s circumstances, mood, or relationship with others

to use clues from the text to draw conclusions

Discussing a section of 'The Borrowers' (part 2)

English

In this unit, pupils learn to use a range of fronted adverbials and adverbial clauses to add descriptive detail. In 'A Christmas Carol', pupils will learn to write a short narrative from a film. 

In 'The Firework Maker's Daughter', pupils developed the skill of writing speech, including using adverbs to describe the speech in further detail. In this unit, pupils will learn to use a range of fronted adverbials and adverbial clauses to add descriptive detail.

In this unit, pupils explore 'The Borrowers' through reading and writing activities. They sequence key events, analyse the setting and characters and write a descriptive setting piece. Pupils also plan, write, and edit sections of the build-up, developing their narrative writing skills.

'The Borrowers': narrative writing and reading

Arrietty closely watched from the clock as Pod ran to the front doormat.

Shortly after, Arrietty joined her father and sat on the front doorstep.

Arrietty spotted the grating and spoke to her mother through it.

While Pod went borrowing, Arrietty enjoyed the freedom of the outdoors.

After venturing through the grass, Arrietty happily lay by a tree.

Arrietty was taken aback when she spotted the eye of a human “bean”!

Order the events from this section of the build-up:

What was Arrietty most fascinated by on her borrowing expedition?

Where did Arrietty venture to when her father went borrowing?

What was Arrietty taken aback by the sight of while lying by the tree?

True or false? The atmosphere changes when Arrietty spots the eye.

True or false? Arrietty remains terrified of the human "bean" she encounters.

True or false? In the build-up, Pod takes Arrietty on her first borrowing expedition.

to pull out the key information and ideas from a text

It introduces the setting and characters.

It builds action and suspense leading up to the climax.

the tone or mood created in a section or whole of a text

True or false? A character's emotions always stay the same.

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Discussing a section of 'The Borrowers' (part 2)

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.