how a text is written to keep the reader engaged

a punctuation mark used to show if a noun belongs to another noun

a type of subordinate clause that starts with a relative pronoun

shows that a character is speaking out loud in a text

Writing the build-up of 'The Happy Prince'

English

In this unit, pupils learn to develop their ability to develop character with vocabulary and speech. In 'Whale Rider', pupils will learn to develop speech from a film to varied speech sentence structures.

In 'The Jabberwocky', pupils learnt to use vocabulary in a wide range of sentence structures with increasing precision to show characterisation. In this unit, pupils will learn to develop their ability to develop character with vocabulary and speech. 

'The Happy Prince': narrative writing and reading

Fill in the missing word: The __________ is the section of a story where the writer develops the main characters and builds up the excitement. It is often a very tense section.

True or false? 'A complex sentence is a sentence consisting of a main clause and a subordinate clause.'

The seamstress who was very poor, was unable to help her son. 

The seamstress, who was very poor, was unable to help her son. 

The seamstress who was very poor was unable to help her son. 

The seamstress, who was very poor was unable to help, her son. 

Which of these relative complex sentences is punctuated correctly?

The prince demanded, ''Take out my eye!''

The prince demanded, ''take out my eye!''

Which direct speech sentence is correctly punctuated?

True or false? This direct speech sentence is correctly punctuated: the selfless prince exclaimed ''Another girl needs our help!''

Which noun phrase uses an apostrophe for possession correctly?

The bird quickly soared through the city. 

The bird quickly soars through the city. 

The bird will quickly soar through the city. 

The bird is quickly soaring through the city. 

Which sentence is written in the past tense?

You can copy out the notes from your plan exactly as they are.

The prince explained the seamstress' situation and the bird listened quietly. 

The prince explained the sad seamstress' situation to the bird. 

As the prince explained the seamstress' situation, the bird listened quietly.  

The prince explained the seamstress' situation as the bird listened quietly. 

Which of the following is a simple sentence?

The prince tells the bird about the poor seamstress and her unwell son. 

The bird gives the red jewel to the mother and this helps the boy feel better.

The prince sacrifices his own well-being to help others in the city.

The bird is worried abut the prince and he refuses to leave him alone.

Order the four key moments of the build-up chronologically.

What is the name of the punctuation mark used in direct speech to indicate when the words being spoken start and finish?

a sentence formed of one main clause and an adverbial subordinate clause

a sentence formed of two main clauses joined by a co-ordinating conjunction

Starter Quiz