the first section of a story and where the writer describes the setting and main characters

the use of metaphor, simile and personification to paint vivid pictures for the reader

a type of subordinate clause that can start with a verb in the progressive tense

Writing the opening of 'The Viewer'

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In 'The Viewer', pupils developed their use of cohesive devices and show-not-tell to convey character. In 'The Highwayman: Narrative Writing', pupils will develop their understanding of how to create atmosphere and engage the reader using figurative language.

In 'How to Train Your Dragon: Narrative Writing', pupils developed their understanding of cohesive devices and how to convey characters' feelings using show-not-tell. In 'The Viewer' pupils will develop these skills further to convey character.

In this unit, pupils use a picture book stimulus to write the opening and build-up of a narrative. They develop their understanding of how to hook a reader through a narrative opening and how to build and maintain tension in a narrative build-up, using cohesive devices and show-not-tell.

'The Viewer': narrative writing

True or false? 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 any type of subordinate clause. 

Fill in the missing word. A main clause contains a __________ and makes sense on its own. 

A **non-finite (-ing) clause** starts with a word that ends in ...

Breathing slowly, Tristan reached down to pick up the object. 

At that moment, Tristan knew he had found something special. 

Next to a broken bottle, sat a very unusual object indeed. 

Which of these is a sentence that features a non-finite (-ing) clause?

A moment later, Tristan stood still and examined the object that lay before him.

Examining the objects that lay before him, Tristan stood still for a moment. 

Tristan stood still for a moment, examining the objects that lay before him. 

Which **two** of these sentences feature a non-finite (-ing) clause?

Fill in the missing word. Figurative language is the use of metaphor, simile and personification to paint vivid pictures for the __________.

Fill in the missing word. A __________ is a type of figurative language that involves describing something as though it actually is something else.

True or false? There is no difference between a simile and a metaphor. 

Tristan was a ghost quietly floating through the dump.

Tristan was like a ghost quietly floating through the dump. 

Tristan was as quiet as a ghost floating through the dump. 

When planning a setting description, we start from the...

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