the point in the narrative where the suspense and excitement reaches its highest point

a state of feeling excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen

to pull out the key events and ideas from a text

Reading the climax of 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'

English

In this unit, pupils used complex sentences with certain subordinating conjunctions. In 'The Jabberwocky', pupils will use a wider range of subordinating conjunctions in complex sentences.

In the 'The Iron Man' unit, pupils learned how to punctuate direct speech in narrative writing. In this unit, pupils will develop the skill of writing speech, including using adverbs to describe the speech in further detail.

In this unit, pupils develop their ability to summarise key events from the text, exploring Lila's feelings in the build-up to these. Pupils plan and write both the build-up and the climax of the story, focusing on developing their use of complex sentences, precise vocabulary and speech.

'The Firework Maker's Daughter': reading and narrative writing

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

the part where the suspense and excitement reaches its highest point

the part where the problem is completely resolved

What should you focus on when summarising the climax?

What did Lila hear and see when she entered the Grotto?

because she didn't bring the three presents or the magical water

Why did Razvani mock Lila for coming to the Grotto?

She did not survive them and she became a ghost too.

She ran back out of them crying and went home.

She almost couldn't cope but then she received the magical water and survived.

What happened when Lila entered the flames?

Order the following parts of a narrative.

a challenging climb up the Volcano of Merapi

What did Lila have to overcome during the build-up in Chapter 4 of 'The Firework-Maker's Daughter'?

What did Lila uncover the entrance to at the end of Chapter 4?

the special ingredient for making fireworks

What did Lila want to retrieve from the Grotto?

What was Lila missing in order to protect her from the flames inside the Grotto?

Who retrieved the magical water in an attempt to save Lila?

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Adult supervision recommended

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

Reading the climax of 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

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