Planning the build-up of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon'

English

In this unit, pupils learned how to use a range of fronted adverbials. In the next unit, pupils will learn how to use a wider range of sentence starters.

In 'The BFG', pupils learnt to use complex sentences for setting and character descriptions. In this unit, pupils learn how to use vocabulary in a wider range of sentence structures with increasing precision to show characterisation.

In this unit, pupils write their own version of the short film 'The Man on the Moon'. The unit encourages pupils to build on their understanding of the narrative structure of opening, build-up, climax and resolution. Each section is written with a focus on using certain sentence types.

'The Man on the Moon': narrative writing

Lily scooted home to look through her telescope. 

Lily tried different ways to send her letter to the moon.  

Order the key moments of the build-up chronologically. 

Fill in the gap: A fronted adverbial of __________ tells the reader **where** the action in the main idea takes place.

Choose an appropriate fronted adverbial to start this sentence: '__________, the frail man stared with a furrowed brow at the vast Earth.' 

notes that can be written in bullet points

Choose the adverb that is most appropriate for describing Lily when she is scooting home after school. 

Choose an appropriate rhetorical question for the build-up of 'The Man on the Moon'. 

Who are the main characters in 'The Man on the Moon'?

Which of these are examples of a fronted adverbial?

Choose the most appropriate fronted adverbial to start this sentence: '__________ she scooted home excitedly.'

Order the sections of a narrative story correctly.

to introduce a problem and build the tension

Which two are the purpose of a build-up in a narrative?

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