Planning the opening of 'The BFG' (part two)
I can plan the second part of an opening of a narrative based on ‘The BFG’.
Planning the opening of 'The BFG' (part two)
I can plan the second 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.
- '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
Fronted adverbial - a sentence starter followed by a comma
'show-not-tell' - showing a character’s feelings by describing their body language and facial expressions
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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