Planning the climax of ‘Lucky Dip'
I can plan the climax of 'Lucky Dip'.
Planning the climax of ‘Lucky Dip'
I can plan the climax of 'Lucky Dip'.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The purpose of the climax is to describe the problem and create the highest point of tension.
- Our plan will contain ambitious vocabulary.
- Our plan will contain nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs.
- Using ambitious vocabulary helps to paint a vivid picture in the reader’s mind and make writing exciting to read.
Keywords
Ambitious vocabulary - high-level language in writing that meets the text purpose
Planning - creating a framework before writing a section or whole text
Common misconception
Pupils may find it hard to remember all the action in the climax.
Teach pupils to break down the climax into smaller sections and then focus on what happened in that section. Provide children will printed images from the animation, to support them with planning their climax.
To help you plan your year 2 english lesson on: Planning the climax of ‘Lucky Dip', download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 2 english lesson on: Planning the climax of ‘Lucky Dip', download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
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Explore more key stage 1 english lessons from the 'Lucky Dip': narrative writing unit, dive into the full secondary english curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
Equipment
You need access to the 2001 animation ‘Lucky Dip’ by Emily Skinner for this lesson.
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