Planning a narrative opening based on 'How To Train Your Dragon'

English

In this unit, pupils embed narrative skills including show-not-tell and dialogue to convey character and a were introduced to a range of cohesive devices. In 'The Viewer', pupils will further develop their use of cohesive devices and develop strategies to build suspense when describing a setting.

In 'Whale Rider', pupils developed their narrative writing skills by using show-not-tell and dialogue to convey character. In this unit, pupils will further embed these skills and use a range of devices to build cohesion. 

'How to Train Your Dragon': diary and narrative writing

a clause that can begin with a verb in the progressive tense

Select which of these are the purpose of a narrative opening:

A sentence formed of one main clause is called a _______ sentence.

A sentence formed of two main clauses joined by a co-ordinating conjunction is called a _______ sentence.

A sentence formed of a main clause and a subordinate clause is called a _______ sentence.

After the battle subsided, the villagers emerged from their huts.

The dragons, which breathed fire, destroyed the island.

Racing to protect their livestock, the Vikings grabbed their weapons.

Match the complex sentence types to their examples.

'How To Train Your Dragon' was written and illustrated by whom?

Match the adverbial types to their examples:

A clause is a group of words that contains a...

'As the stars illuminated the sky' is an example of which type of clause?

Identify the relative pronoun in this sentence: The sky, which was pitch black, was scattered with stars.

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