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Writing the climax of ‘Lucky Dip'
I can write the climax of ‘Lucky Dip’.
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Year 2
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.
Play a game with your class in which you get them to act out a simple task such as walking on the spot or sitting down. Then change the way they do this by varying the fronted adverbial of manner.
Teacher tip
Equipment
You need access to the 2001 animation ‘Lucky Dip’ by Emily Skinner for this lesson.
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on
Open Government Licence version 3.0
except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).Lesson video
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Which of these characters do not appear in the climax of 'Lucky Dip'?
Emily
Pin Man
the bunny
Q2.
True or false? In the climax, a writer will describe the problem and create lots of tension.
Q3.
What part of the story staircase comes after the climax?
opening
build-up
Q4.
True or false? A writer may want to use a plan to help them write their climax.
Q5.
Which character is best described using the adjectives 'soft' and 'fluffy'?
Pin Man
Emily
Q6.
Which character's arms can be described as 'muscular' and 'tattooed'?
Emily
the bunny
Exit quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
The most exciting part of a story is called the ...
opening.
build-up.
Q2.
In the climax of 'Lucky Dip', which character falls through a hole?
Pin Man
the bunny
Q3.
Why is Emily walking backwards when she fell down the hole?
She was playing a game.
She wanted to fall down the hole to see where it led to.
Q4.
True or false? Rhetorical questions do not require an answer.
Q5.
Fronted adverbials of manner are often ...
nouns.
verbs.
Q6.
Select the correct answers. Fronted adverbials of manner tell the reader ...
where something happened.
when something happened.