Writing a narrative opening based on  'How To Train Your Dragon'

English

In this unit, pupils embed narrative skills including show-not-tell and dialogue to convey character and a were introduced to a range of cohesive devices. In 'The Viewer', pupils will further develop their use of cohesive devices and develop strategies to build suspense when describing a setting.

In 'Whale Rider', pupils developed their narrative writing skills by using show-not-tell and dialogue to convey character. In this unit, pupils will further embed these skills and use a range of devices to build cohesion. 

In this unit, pupils use their knowledge of the text 'How To Train Your Dragon' to write a setting description, a narrative opening and a diary entry. Pupils use one stimulus to write for several outcomes, writing for different purposes by demonstrating certain techniques in each.

'How to Train Your Dragon': diary and narrative writing

a sentence formed of a main clause and any type of subordinate clause

dragons attack the Isle of Berk and the sheep

Order the plot events of the opening section.

The air was filled with smoke and villagers screamed in rage. 

As the dragons roared, flames erupted from their throats.

Hiccup grabbed the first weapon he saw, which was a heavy crossbow.

Breathing fire, the dragons had bloodthirsty eyes on the villagers.

Match the sentence types to their examples.

Identify the subordinating conjunction in this sentence: Chaos erupted whilst the ferocious beasts preyed on the villagers’ livestock.

Identifying the progressive verb in this non-finite complex sentence: Brave villagers fought the huge demons with all their might, howling in fury.

Identify the relative pronoun in this relative complex sentence: With enraged roars, flames erupted from the dragons’ mouths, which engulfed homes in fiery destruction.

Select linguistic features appropriate for a narrative opening from the list:

Select the adjectives most suitable to describe a dragon in this scene.

a sentence punctuated with a capital letter and a full stop

a group of sentences that is indicated by a new line and an indentation

A complex sentence is formed of a main clause and any type of...

Brandishing the axe above his head, Hiccup was desperate to help.

The villagers fought bravely, but they were no match for the ferocious beasts.

As the dragons began their descent, the villagers woke from their slumber.

Identify the non-finite complex sentence from the list:

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