Writing the beginning of the story: 'The Magic Porridge Pot'
I can write the beginning of the story.
Writing the beginning of the story: 'The Magic Porridge Pot'
I can write the beginning of the story.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Every sentence must start with a capital letter and end with a full stop
- The beginning of a story introduces the main characters, setting and plot
- Word banks can be used to find key vocabulary or words that may be difficult to spell, such as 'cottage' or 'magical'
- Rehearsing a sentence out loud before writing it helps us to remember it
- Reading a sentence back after writing helps to check it makes sense
Common misconception
Children may struggle to generate individual sentences per event.
Refer to the story mountain that the children made in a previous lesson and make that available. When retelling and reading the story, refer back to the model story mountain. Explain that each picture is one sentence.
Keywords
Character - a person or an animal in a story
Setting - where the story takes place
Plot - what happens in the story
Beginning - the start of something
Adjective - describes a noun
Licence
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Jin
pot
kind
Exit quiz
6 Questions
a naming word of a person, place or thing
the upper case formation of a letter
a punctuation mark at the end of a sentence
describes a noun