Retelling 'Jack and the Beanstalk' and using a story mountain
I can plan a story using a story mountain.
Retelling 'Jack and the Beanstalk' and using a story mountain
I can plan a story using a story mountain.
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Key learning points
- Retelling a story helps us to remember the main events and use storytelling language, such as 'Once upon a time'
- Using storytelling language helps us to sequence events and provide a structure
- Story mountains map out the beginning, middle and end
- Powerful adjectives, verbs and adverbs can be added to a story mountain, such as 'enormous', 'crept', 'angrily'
- Story mountains help to plan a story
Keywords
Sequence - following the order in which a series of events happened
Structure - the order of events within a narrative that gives it a coherent and engaging flow
Description - using words to help someone imagine what something is like
Main events - main parts of a story
Adverb - a word that describes or gives more information about a verb, adjective, or other adverbs
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to generate descriptive language for Task B.
Provide pupils with a word bank that includes two columns: expanded noun phrases and verbs. Encourage pupils to pick at least one from each column and add it it to their story mountain.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
adjective
noun
verb
Exit quiz
6 Questions
adjective
verb
noun
adverb