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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will use all our knowledge from the previous lessons on sentences to look at how we create our own stories. We will start by thinking about different genre choices.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Genre means:
A spooky story with ghosts.
Correct answer: A style or category of art, music, literature etc.
The same as the writer's craft.
The story is plausible.
Q2.
In the fantasy genre we might expect:
A romance story.
A spooky story with zombies.
A story with ghosts.
Correct answer: A story with magic and mythological creatures.
Q3.
If a story is plausible it means:
The story does not feel realistic and believable.
Correct answer: The story feels realistic and believable.
The story has a cliff hanger ending.
The story is true.
Q4.
Which of these plots would we say is the romance genre?
Correct answer: A servant falls in love with a member of the royal family.
A superhero saves a city.
A warlock defeats a witch.
An explorer discovers a pot of gold.
Q5.
Which of these would be a plausible weapon for a hero to use to kill a dragon in the fantasy genre?
A machine gun.
A pencil.
Correct answer: A sword.
A teaspoon.

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UnitEnglish / Paragraphing narratives for clarity, using possessive pronouns, using apostrophes accurately, structuring, writing and editing genre-specific narratives

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