the part of a narrative where problems are introduced and tension rises

a conversation between two or more people, written in a text or story to show what each person is saying

the inner voice of a character - their thoughts to themselves, not spoken aloud

Using drama to explore a character 'low'

English

In this unit, pupils finesse writing a build-up and climax with a focus on switching between the past and present tense to highlight a jump in perspective. In 'When The Sky Falls’: Narrative and Diary Writing', pupils will write a narrative climax and use it as the stimulus for writing a diary entry from a character's perspective.

In 'Beowulf’, pupils rewrote the build-up and climax of a scene from the end of ’Beowulf’, focusing on interspersing dialogue to convey atmosphere and advance the action. In this unit, pupils will finesse writing a build-up and climax with a focus on switching between the past and present tense to highlight a jump in perspective.

'A Kind of Spark': narrative writing

obstacles are placed in front of the main character

Which of the following elements happen in the build-up of a story? 

Which of these events fall into the build-up of 'A Kind of Spark'?

Keedie and Nina arrive to see Miss Murphy. 

Put these events from the build-up in order. 

Which of the following best describes 'dialogue'?

to show what characters are thinking and feeling

Why is writing a character's **internal monologue** a useful choice that a writer can make?

Which character's internal monologue might include the following idea? 'I know she was wrong to do it, but what Emily did was terrible!'

Which of the following are character traits of Miss Murphy?

Which character has the following traits? **Inconsiderate, thoughtless, self-centred.**

challenges in dealing with changes to routines

Which of the following are common features of autism? 

Which element of the story structure comes last? 

Which part of the story structure is where the action and drama reaches its highest point? 

Which part of the story does the following event fall into? **Addie learns about the witch trials.**

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

Using drama to explore a character 'low'

Lesson outcome

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