stories that are retold again and again in different ways that often include fictional or magical aspects

a literary style with particular characteristics

when authors create made up stories with characters, places and adventures which did not happen in real life.

Exploring the genre of fairy tales in 'Jack and the Beanstalk'

English

Character description of the giant in 'Jack and the Beanstalk'

Character description of Jack in 'Jack and the Beanstalk'

Thinking from different perspectives: 'Jack and the Beanstalk'

Expressing an opinion about events and themes in ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’

Retelling 'Jack and the Beanstalk' and using a story mountain

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

Writing the middle, building suspense: 'Jack and the Beanstalk'

Writing the end of the story, building suspense: 'Jack and the Beanstalk'

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

the special qualities that make a character themselves

following the order in which a series of events happened

a type of simple sentence that asks the reader for an answer and ends with a question mark

protagonists with noble qualities, often saving or helping others

nasty or bad characters who often cause problems in stories

the order of events within a narrative that gives it a coherent and engaging flow

using words to help someone imagine what something is like

a word that describes or gives more information about a verb, adjective, or other adverbs

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

a naming word for people, places and things

a punctuation mark used to express strong emotion

the final part of something, such as a story

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