the inner voice of a character - their thoughts to themselves, not spoken aloud

the part of a narrative where problems are introduced and tension rises

the use of metaphors, similes, personification and other literary devices to create imaginative meanings

Planning the build-up of 'A Kind of Spark' including switches in perspective

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In this unit, pupils finesse writing a build-up and climax with a focus on switching between the past and present tense to highlight a jump in perspective. In 'When The Sky Falls’: Narrative and Diary Writing', pupils will write a narrative climax and use it as the stimulus for writing a diary entry from a character's perspective.

In 'Beowulf’, pupils rewrote the build-up and climax of a scene from the end of ’Beowulf’, focusing on interspersing dialogue to convey atmosphere and advance the action. In this unit, pupils will finesse writing a build-up and climax with a focus on switching between the past and present tense to highlight a jump in perspective.

In this unit, pupils write a build-up and climax based on the text, 'A Kind of Spark'. They learn to switch tense to highlight a jump in perspective from narrative prose to an internal monologue and from present to past tense to indicate a flashback. These outcomes can be used for KS2 SATS writing.

'A Kind of Spark': narrative writing

Emily is abusing Addie and she mentions Keedie. 

Addie loses control and she attacks Emily. 

She is pulled off by Mr Allison and she is kept isolated by Miss Murphy. 

Addie and Miss Murphy are alone together. 

Put these events from the build-up in order. 

Put the elements of our planned narrative in the correct order. 

Match the types of figurative language to the examples. 

What have I done? What will Mum and Dad say? 

I feel like my blood is fizzing in my veins. 

Miss Murphy stalked up the corridor like a predator. 

Which of the following sentences are likely taken from the third person perspective on an event from our narrative? 

I feel like I'm watching myself from afar. 

Addie leapt upon Emily with a sob of rage. 

Which of the following sentences are likely taken from the pieces of internal monologue from our narrative? 

Which event might the following piece of internal monologue be reflecting on? 'The corridor is a tunnel, closing in on me from all sides.'

Which set of pronouns is most likely to be used in the third person perspective? 

Mr Allison knocked gingerly on the door. 

We stood outside the bookshop with our leaflets. 

Which of these sentences use a first person perspective? 

What tense and person is used in the following sentence? 'My heart is racing as I walk towards the library; the lights seem too bright.'

Which tense and person is used in the following sentence? 'Mr Patterson seemed overcome with excitement as he spoke.'

Which features of an internal monologue are shown in the following sentence? 'My legs feel as heavy as lead. But I drag myself towards the office. Why didn't I stop myself from hitting her?'

I feel like I can barely breathe. Why is no-one else reacting like this? 

Which of these sentences uses internal monologuing? 

Exit Quiz