Writing the climax of ‘Lucky Dip'
I can write the climax of ‘Lucky Dip’.
Writing the climax of ‘Lucky Dip'
I can write the climax of ‘Lucky Dip’.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The purpose of the climax is to describe the significant challenge and create the highest point of tension.
- Fronted adverbials of manner tell the reader how something was done or how a character felt.
- Rhetorical questions are questions addressed directly to the reader where an answer is not expected.
Keywords
Fronted adverbial of manner - a sentence starter that tells the reader how something happened or how a character was feeling
Rhetorical question - a question asked to the reader that does not expect an answer
Adverb - a word that describes a verb
Common misconception
Pupils may choose inappropriate fronted adverbials of manner, which do not describe the verb in the most effective way.
Give children printed sentences and printed fronted adverbials of manner and allow them to choose the most appropriate one to start each sentence. Children work in pairs and then compare with another pair.
To help you plan your year 2 english lesson on: Writing 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: Writing the climax of ‘Lucky Dip', download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
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Equipment
You need access to the 2001 animation ‘Lucky Dip’ by Emily Skinner for this lesson.