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Year 3

Planning the build-up of 'The BFG' (part one)

I can plan the first part of a build-up of a narrative based on ‘The BFG’.

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Year 3

Planning the build-up of 'The BFG' (part one)

I can plan the first part of a build-up of a narrative based on ‘The BFG’.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. The purpose of the build-up is to build up suspense and excitement.
  2. Precise and ambitious vocabulary is logged on a plan for future use.
  3. Notes should not be written in full sentences and bullet points can be used to make notes clear.
  4. Fronted adverbials of time, place and manner indicate when, where and how action takes place.
  5. Show-not-tell language shows a character’s feelings by describing their actions, body language and facial expressions.

Common misconception

Pupils may think they need to write full sentences on their plan.

Plans are written to support pupils with future writing. Plans include ambitious vocabulary in note form.

Keywords

  • Plan - a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text

  • Notes - written out of full sentences

  • Ambitious vocabulary - high-level language in writing that meets the text purpose

  • Suspense - when you are feeling anxious or excited about what may happen

Re-watch part one of the build-up of the film as many times as needed to support pupils with generating vocabulary. Encourage pupils to think about the senses: what can they see and what can they hear?
Teacher tip

Equipment

You will need access to the 1989 film version of 'The BFG' 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).

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6 Questions

Q1.
Put the sections of a narrative in chronological order.
1 - opening
2 - build-up
3 - climax
4 - resolution
Q2.
What linguistic device is 'Cautiously,' an example of?
a subordinate clause
Correct answer: a fronted adverbial of manner
a co-ordinating conjunction
a main clause
Q3.
What does a full sentence need to include?
a comma
Correct answer: a full stop (or other closing punctuation)
Correct answer: a verb
Correct answer: a capital letter
a conjunction
Q4.
Match each word class to its example.
Correct Answer:verb,edged

edged

Correct Answer:noun,entity

entity

Correct Answer:adverb,silently

silently

Correct Answer:adjective,eerie

eerie

Q5.
What are the verbs in the following sentence? 'Sophie bit her fingers as her heart raced wildly.'
fingers
Correct answer: bit
wildly
as
Correct answer: raced
Q6.
Which of these is the adverb in the following sentence? 'With hesitation, Sophie peered out of the window.'
peered
out
Correct answer: With hesitation,
Sophie
window

6 Questions

Q1.
What is the main purpose of the build-up of a narrative?
Correct answer: to build up suspense
to introduce the characters
to bring the story to a close
to describe the main action
Q2.
Put the three key moments of the first part of the build-up in chronological order.
1 - Sophie ducked down and she hid.
2 - The hooded figure started walking down the street.
3 - Sophie nervously peered through the window.
Q3.
Choose the appropriate fronted adverbial to start the following sentence: '__________ Sophie hid below the window.'
Correct answer: As quick as a flash,
In addition,
Happily,
However,
In the morning,
Q4.
What is included in a plan?
Correct answer: notes that can be written in bullet points
full sentences
Correct answer: ambitious vocabulary
paragraphs
title
Q5.
True or false? This is a complete sentence: 'A towering silhouette in a black cloak.'
Correct Answer: false, False
Q6.
Which of these is the adverb in the following sentence? 'Sophie peered nervously through the window.'
Sophie
peered
dusty
Correct answer: nervously