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Planning part two of the opening of 'Macbeth'

I can use a wide range of vocabulary and grammatical features to plan a narrative opening of 'Macbeth'.

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Year 5

Planning part two of the opening of 'Macbeth'

I can use a wide range of vocabulary and grammatical features to plan a narrative opening of 'Macbeth'.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Writing is most successful when it is planned.
  2. A narrative opening should engage the reader and describe the setting and any characters who are present.
  3. This narrative outcome will be written in the third person.
  4. Dialogue can be used to convey character and advance the action.
  5. Variation in vocabulary and sentence structure engages the reader and enhances text cohesion.

Keywords

  • Adjective - a word that describes a noun

  • Fronted adverbial - a sentence starter followed by a comma

  • Inverted commas - a pair of punctuation marks that signal direct speech to the reader

  • Reporting clause - a clause that tells the reader who said the speech sentence and how

Common misconception

Pupils might spend too much time on their sketch, not leaving them with enough time for their annotations.

Model drawing a sketch yourself. You could also give pupils a timer of two minutes to complete their sketch in. For pupils who are struggling, you might provide a printed sketch of the witches to support them.

If pupils need additional support writing speech, refer to our Year 5 Grammar unit 'Speech punctuation, parenthesis and apostrophes'.
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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
What is a plan?
a final piece of written work
Correct answer: a framework that writers create before they write
an edited piece of work
Q2.
Who are the first characters we are introduced to in the opening of 'Macbeth'?
Macbeth and Duncan
Correct answer: the three witches
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
Q3.
Which punctuation is a fronted adverbial followed by?
exclamation mark
full stop
Correct answer: comma
inverted commas
question mark
Q4.
Match the word class to its example.
Correct Answer:adjective,menacing

menacing

Correct Answer:noun,hags

hags

Correct Answer:adverb,wickedly

wickedly

Correct Answer:verb,cackled

cackled

Q5.
What atmosphere do we want to create in our narrative opening of 'Macbeth'?
Correct answer: eerie and ominous
tranquil and serene
thrilling and exciting
Q6.
Which of the following makes a complex sentence when joined to a main clause?
Correct answer: a relative clause
a phrase
Correct answer: a non-finite clause
a compound sentence
Correct answer: an adverbial clause

6 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following adjectives would be appropriate in describing the three witches?
Correct answer: devious
peaceful
Correct answer: mysterious
Correct answer: repulsive
bland
Q2.
Match the description to the correct sense it describes.
Correct Answer:smell,As they talk, their pungent breath is released into the air.

As they talk, their pungent breath is released into the air.

Correct Answer:hearing,Their haunting voices were carried on the sea breeze.

Their haunting voices were carried on the sea breeze.

Correct Answer:sight,Old, haggard women stood with weathered faces and unkempt hair.

Old, haggard women stood with weathered faces and unkempt hair.

Q3.
A fronted adverbial can be which of these?
Correct answer: word
Correct answer: phrase
full sentence
Correct answer: clause
Q4.
Decide whether each fronted adverbial is showing time, place or manner.
Correct Answer:fronted adverbial of manner,With a devious grin,

With a devious grin,

Correct Answer:fronted adverbial of place,Out of nowhere,

Out of nowhere,

Correct Answer:fronted adverbial of time,Seconds later,

Seconds later,

Q5.
Match each part of a speech sentence to its correct purpose.
Correct Answer:a reporting clause,tells us who said the direct speech and how

tells us who said the direct speech and how

Correct Answer:inverted commas ,signal direct speech to the reader

signal direct speech to the reader

Correct Answer:direct speech ,used to show that a character is speaking out loud in a text

used to show that a character is speaking out loud in a text

Q6.
What piece of punctuation is missing in this speech second sentence? They gathered around as the dominant sorcerer howled "When shall we three meet again?"
inverted commas around direct speech
a full stop to mark the end of the sentence
Correct answer: a comma after the reporting clause