Generating vocabulary to use when writing the story of the animation 'Otherwise'

English

In this unit, pupils have learned how to write compound sentences using co-ordinating conjunctions. In 'Lucky Dip: Narrative Writing', pupils will learn how to use joining conjunctions to write complex sentences. 

In 'Jack and the Beanstalk', pupils learned how to write a series of mostly simple sentences to form a narrative. In this unit, pupils will begin to extend their ideas by writing compound sentences. 

'Otherwise': narrative writing

A setting is where the story takes place. 

Fiction stories can take place anywhere. 

Fill in the blank: A __________ must be described in as much detail as possible to help the reader clearly picture it in their mind.

Fill in the blank: Vocabulary refers to the __________ a writer uses. 

Fill in the blank: An expanded noun phrase is a group of words with no verb that adds detail to a ...

Which of these is a correctly written expanded noun phrase? 

Complete the sentence: Sequencing means...

If we are summarising a story in our own words, what are we doing?

To retell a story accurately, you need to include the key details. 

Finish the sentence: A sentence starter that tells the reader when something happens is known as a fronted adverbial of ...

Fill in the blank: Fronted adverbials of time always have a __________ after.

Which of these is a fronted adverbial of time?

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