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Year 2
Writing the opening of ‘Lucky Dip'
I can write the opening of ‘Lucky Dip’.
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Year 2
Writing the opening of ‘Lucky Dip'
I can write the opening of ‘Lucky Dip’.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- An opening will introduce the setting and main characters.
- A descriptive opening will contain expanded noun phrases.
- A descriptive opening will contain adverbs and verbs.
Keywords
Expanded noun phrase - a group of words with no verb that adds detail to a noun
Verbs - a doing or being word
Adverbs - a word that describes a verb
Common misconception
Pupils may find it hard to describe the setting and the reader may struggle to picture it in detail.
Teach pupils that describing the setting using expanded noun phrases will help to add detail. Refer back to Lesson 2 where children will have created a sensory map of the setting.
You may wish to add further sentences describing the setting into your model. You may want to use Lesson 2 of this unit to help with this.
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.
The opening is the first section of a story.
False
Q2.
Which of the following should be introduced in the opening?
all the smaller characters
Q3.
What is the setting for 'Lucky Dip'?
a farm
a park
a school
Q4.
A writer should try to include ambitious vocabulary from their plan.
False
Q5.
Put these key moments from the opening in the correct order.
Q6.
We will use lots of expanded noun phrases in our opening. Which of these is an example of an expanded noun phrase?
beach
sandy beach
Exit quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Fill in the missing word. Stories can be structured on a 'story ...'
ladder.
tower.
Q2.
The first part of a story staircase is the ...
climax.
build up.
resolution.
Q3.
Order these parts of a story staircase.
Q4.
A descriptive opening will contain lots of ...
questions to the reader.
rhyming words.
Q5.
Which of these is an example of an expanded noun phrase?
day
blustery, cold
blustery day
Q6.
Which of these words is a verb?
sunny
the