Writing the opening of a narrative based on 'Jabberwocky'

English

In this unit, pupils learn how to use speech first within complex sentences. In ‘The Highwayman’, pupils will learn how to use speech second within complex sentences.

In ‘Into The Forest’, 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.

'Jabberwocky': narrative writing

The __________ is the first section of a story where the writer describes the setting and main characters.

True or false? 'A complex sentence is a sentence consisting of a main clause and a subordinate clause.'

What is the name of the punctuation mark that indicates where the words the character said begin and end?

‘‘Beware of the brutal, savage Jabberwock warned the concerned father.

‘‘Beware of the brutal, savage Jabberwock,’’ warned the concerned father.

Beware of the brutal, savage Jabberwock warned the concerned father.

‘‘Beware of the brutal, savage Jabberwock’’ warned the concerned father.

Which direct speech sentence is correctly punctuated?

In, the shadows, strange creatures were wriggling and writhing. 

In the shadows strange creatures were wriggling and writhing. 

In the shadows strange, creatures were wriggling and writhing. 

In the shadows, strange creatures were wriggling and writhing. 

The young boy who was listening intently, began to tremble nervously. 

The young boy, who was listening intently, began to tremble nervously. 

The young boy who was listening intently began to tremble nervously. 

The young boy, who was listening intently began to tremble, nervously. 

Which of these relative complex sentences is punctuated correctly?

to engage the reader so that they want to carry on reading 

to entertain the reader with lots of characters' spoken words

What are the purposes of the opening of a narrative?

Dusk approached the dark, magical woods. 

Strange, unknown creatures moved around the woods.  

A father warned his son about the dangers of the creatures. 

The boy felt scared, but he bravely entered the woods.  

Put the four key moments of the opening in chronological order. 

a sentence with two main clauses and a co-ordinating conjunction

a sentence with a subordinating conjunction

a sentence formed of two main clauses joined by a co-ordinating conjunction 

a sentence formed of two main clauses joined by a subordinating conjunction

It is the written conversation between two characters in a narrative.

It tells the reader when something happened.

Which of the following are true about **dialogue**?

Writers start a new {{}} to signal the start of a new idea or key moment. 

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