Planning the resolution of 'Whale Rider'

English

In this unit, pupils learn to develop speech from a film to varied speech sentence structures. In 'The Viewer', pupils will learn to think of speech sentences that develop character from a picture book.

In 'The Happy Prince', pupils learnt to develop their ability to develop character with vocabulary and speech. In this unit, pupils will learn to develop speech from a film to varied speech sentence structures.

'Whale Rider': narrative writing

True or false? A plan should be written in full sentences.

What is the main purpose of the resolution of a narrative?

Paikea climbs onto its back and she encourages the whale to get into the water. 

Paikea rides the whale through the water in the sea.

Koro witnesses the whales’ response to her.

Koro understands that Paikea is chosen by their ancestors to lead the tribe. 

Put the five key moments of the resolution in chronological order. 

Which of the following is a fronted adverbial of **manner**?

At the edge of the water, Paikea felt her heart pounding in her chest. 

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

"You are the chosen one," stated Koro proudly. 

Which of the following contains 'show-not-tell' language'?

What language structure is this an example of? 'the great, majestic whale' 

a framework that writers create before they write

a writer's first ideas said aloud about their writing

Paikea disappears, never to be seen by the tribe again. 

Koro realises that Paikea is chosen by their ancestors to lead the tribe.

There is no-one left to become the leader of the tribe. 

Which of the following is true of the ending of 'Whale Rider'?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Planning the resolution of 'Whale Rider'

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.