a punctuation mark used to list two adjectives or after a fronted adverbial

Writing the beginning of a story, introducing character and setting: 'Jack and the Beanstalk'

English

In this unit, pupils wrote a fictional narrative with a beginning, middle and end in the past tense. In 'School Trip Recount', pupils will write a personal, non-fiction recount from their own experience with a beginning, middle and end in chronological order. 

In 'Wild', pupils wrote a descriptive narrative using adverbs of time. In this unit, pupils will build on this by writing a fictional narrative including adverbs of time and manner. 

'Jack and the Beanstalk': reading and writing

Which of these sequencing phrases might you use at the start of a fairy tale?

Match these words to the correct punctuation.

Identify the joining word in this sentence: The golden harp yelled and the giant woke up.

When might you use an exclamation mark at the end of a sentence?

What should we do before writing a story?

introduces the main characters, setting and plot.

Complete this sentence: The beginning of a story...

Change the verb in this sentence so that it is in the past tense: I **run** to the park.

Identify the noun in this sentence: The shiny, golden harp yelled.

Identify the adjectives in this sentence: The shiny, golden harp yelled.

a naming word for people, places or things

Tick the expanded noun phrase that has the comma in the correct place.

Correct the spelling of the word in bold. The giant **woz** angry.

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