Planning a section of a narrative based on 'The Borrowers' (part 2)
I can plan a section of the build-up of ‘The Borrowers’.
Planning a section of a narrative based on 'The Borrowers' (part 2)
I can plan a section of the build-up of ‘The Borrowers’.
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Key learning points
- The purpose of the build-up is to build action and suspense leading up to the climax.
- In this section of the build-up, Arrietty explores the outside world and spots the eye of a human “bean”.
- The atmosphere and Arrietty’s emotions shift after she spots the eye.
- A range of precise and ambitious vocabulary, including ‘show and tell’ language, is used to describe key moments.
- ‘Show and tell’ language shows a character’s feelings by describing their actions, body language and facial expressions.
Keywords
Build-up - the building of action and suspense that leads up to the climax in a narrative
Suspense - when you are feeling anxious or excited about what may happen
Atmosphere - the tone or mood created in a text
'show and tell' - a writing technique for showing a character’s feelings with description of their actions and expressions
Common misconception
Children may struggle to ensure their 'show and tell' language is appropriate for each paragraph. For example, paragraph one is meant to convey concern but not complete fear yet.
Model different examples of 'show and tell'. Ask children to identify whether they convey concern or fear. E.g. for concern, we might say 'chest tightened slightly at the strange sight'. For fear, we might say, 'heart pounded rapidly in her chest'.
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Equipment
You need a copy of the 2014 Puffin Books edition of ‘The Borrowers’ by Mary Norton for this lesson.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
a word that names a person, place, thing or idea
a word that describes a noun
a doing or being word
a word that describes or gives more information about a verb
freedom
glassy
surged
closely