Writing to resolve a problem in 'Wild'

English

In 'Jack and the Beanstalk', children will build on their descriptive narrative writing by including more powerful verbs as well as generating a list of nouns using commas. 

In 'Paddington', the children developed their descriptive writing by joining two simple ideas to form a compound sentence. In this unit, pupils will build on this by including compound sentences in a full narrative.

'Wild': reading and writing

**Order** these words to create a sentence that makes sense. 

__________, the girl destroyed the house.

__________, the girl rode back to the forest.

__________, the girl returned to the forest with her animal friends.

**Which** sentence could start with the sequencing word *Finally,* to end the story?

*The girl lived in a __________.* **Complete** this sentence with the correct spelling of where the girl lived. 

**Which** words is the **adverb** in this sentence? *I rode back to the forest calmly.*

**Choose two** adjectives to describe how the girl was feeling when she destroyed the house. 

*Match** the present tense verb to the past tense verb.

**Which** sequencing word would you use to start your final idea in a story?

*__________ were best friends.* **Complete** this sentence with the correct spelling.

**Which** word is the **adverb** in this sentence? *The boy skipped happily to the fun park.*

The girl rode back to the forest on a dog. 

The girl returned to the forest with her friends.

**Order** the final events in the story, Wild. 

**Match** the present tense verb to the past tense verb.

Starter Quiz