Planning the opening of 'The BFG' (part one)
I can plan the first part of an opening of a narrative based on ‘The BFG’.
Planning the opening of 'The BFG' (part one)
I can plan the first part of an opening of a narrative based on ‘The BFG’.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The purpose of the opening is to engage the reader and introduce the setting and characters.
- Precise and ambitious vocabulary is logged on a plan for future use.
- Notes should not be written in full sentences and bullet points can be used to make notes clear.
- Fronted adverbials of time, place and manner indicate when, where and how action takes place.
- Ambitious and precise adverbs, adjectives and verbs are used to create a vivid picture for the reader.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that all words are ambitious vocabulary.
Teach pupils that there can be many options when selecting vocabulary and they need to carefully choose the most precise words for each part of their writing.
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
Fronted adverbial - a sentence starter followed by a comma
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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Starter quiz
6 Questions
a word that describes a noun
a person, place or thing
a word that describes a verb
a doing, being or having word
brave
owl
nervously
stared