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Year 3

Publishing a narrative based on 'The BFG'

I can publish a piece of narrative writing based on 'The BFG'.

New
New
Year 3

Publishing a narrative based on 'The BFG'

I can publish a piece of narrative writing based on 'The BFG'.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. A published piece of writing should be visually and linguistically appealing to the reader.
  2. Neat, joined handwriting is important when publishing a piece of writing.
  3. A piece of published writing is the final, best version that becomes available to others.
  4. Illustrations provide visual representations of the characters, settings and events described in the text.
  5. Illustrations can bring the world of the story to life and make it more vivid in the reader's mind.

Common misconception

Pupils think they need to use new ideas when publishing their writing.

Pupils should use the sections they have written in previous lessons that have been planned, drafted and edited.

Keywords

  • Publishing - producing a final, best version that becomes available to others

  • Layout - the way information is organised on the page

  • Paragraph - a distinct section of a piece of writing, indicated by a new line and an indentation

  • Illustrations - visual representations of the characters, settings and events described in a text

Model how to draw the key moment from 'The BFG' under a visualiser or on an interactive whiteboard. You could also support pupils' drawing process by showing them illustrations from various book and film versions.
Teacher tip

Licence

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6 Questions

Q1.
Put these sections of a narrative in chronological order.
1 - opening
2 - build-up
3 - climax
4 - resolution
Q2.
What are the main settings in the opening and the build-up of 'The BFG'?
Correct answer: the village
England
Correct answer: the orphanage
Giant Country
Q3.
Select the correct spelling of the word below.
qietly
Correct answer: quietly
kwietly
qwietly
queitly
Q4.
Select the key moments from the opening and build-up of 'The BFG'.
Correct answer: a giant's hand snatches Sophie
she puts on her shoes
Correct answer: Sophie sees a mysterious figure in the street
a moonbeam shines brightly
Q5.
What is the definition of an illustrator?
someone who writes a book
someone who takes photographs
Correct answer: someone who creates the pictures for a book
someone who makes sculptures
Q6.
In which section of the narrative would you find the following sentence? 'One thundery night, a young orphan woke up in her dim dormitory.'
Correct answer: opening
build-up
climax
resolution

6 Questions

Q1.
True or false? It is important to use neat, joined handwriting when publishing.
Correct Answer: true, True
Q2.
The is the name of a text.
Correct Answer: title, Title
Q3.
Which of the following is true about illustrations?
Correct answer: they help readers to better imagine and engage with the story
they are nothing to do with the story
they are created with a camera
Q4.
Select the correct spelling of the word below.
terrifyed
teriffied
Correct answer: terrified
terifyed
Q5.
Which of the following would be found in a piece of narrative writing?
subheadings
Correct answer: a range of sentence types
diagrams
Correct answer: descriptive vocabulary
Q6.
Which of these sentences would be found in a piece of narrative writing?
It rained during the night.
Correct answer: Booming thunder raged wildly in the dark sky.
Sophie is 105 cm tall.
There were no lights on in the village.