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

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 are characters from the story 'Jack and the Beanstalk'?

Which of these is a setting in the story of 'Jack and the Beanstalk'?

Identify the magical people, places and things in 'Jack and the Beanstalk'.

__________ is a type of story that is made up or imagined.

Match the main characters to the titles of these well-known stories.

Starter Quiz