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

the form of speech used to share what was said by someone without using a direct quote

Writing paragraph two of the  build up of 'A Christmas Carol'

English

In the current unit, pupils write a shorter narrative based on a film. In 'The Robin’, pupils write a narrative based on a film clip from beginning to end.

In 'The Firework Maker's Daughter', pupils developed the skill of writing speech sentences. In this unit, pupils will learn to write a short narrative based on a film.

In this unit, pupils explore A Christmas Carol, learning about its context and developing comprehension through targeted questions. They analyse characterisation, themes, and the story's ending. Pupils then plan and write a setting description, along with the opening, build-up and climax.

'A Christmas Carol': narrative writing and reading

Which piece of punctuation always follows a fronted adverbial?

Suddenly, ... / In the middle of night, ... / Just at that moment, ...

Out of the floorboards, ... / In the darkest corner of the room, ...

Hauntingly, ... / Fearfully, ... / Sternly, ...

Match the types of fronted adverbial to the correct examples.

True or false? Fronted adverbials of manner are particularly helpful for conveying a character's emotions.

a serious and severe manner, asserting authority

Match each example of a fronted adverbial of manner to their definitions.

when you share what was said by a character without directly quoting them

when you share a character's internal thoughts

True or false? A range of verbs and adverbs should be used when writing reported speech.

True or false? The second paragraph of the build-up should heighten the suspense.

Scrooge's home is filled with the sharp ringing of bells.

Marley informs Scrooge of the ghosts that will visit him.

Put the following events for paragraph two of the build-up in the correct order.

a type of subordinate clause that starts with a relative pronoun

a word that has the opposite meaning to another word

a sentence starter that tells the reader when something happens

a sentence starter that tells the reader where something is or happens

a sentence starter that tells the reader how something happens

Match each type of fronted adverbial to its definition.

True or false? I can only convey Scrooge's emotions by explicitly stating how he felt.

True or false? When heightening the suspense, a range of sensory details should be described before Marley appears.

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

Writing paragraph two of the build up of 'A Christmas Carol'

Lesson outcome

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