Planning the build-up of 'The Happy Prince'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can plan the build-up of ‘The Happy Prince’.
Key learning points
- The purpose of the build-up is to develop the characters and build up the excitement.
- When we plan, we log precise and ambitious vocabulary to help paint vivid pictures for our reader.
- Fronted adverbials of time, place and manner are included in a plan to add extra detail about the action.
- Dialogue is the written conversation between two characters or more within a narrative and it moves the story forward.
- A plan is written in note-form, out of full sentences.
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 - sentence starter followed by a comma
Dialogue - the written conversation between two characters or more within a narrative
Common misconception
Planning needs to be detailed and include full sentences.
Planning should only log key vocabulary and it should be written in note-form using bullet points.
Teacher tip
Re-read the build-up several times so that pupils are clear about which moments of 'The Happy Prince' are in the build-up. Ensure that pupils can sequence the plot events of the build-up orally with confidence.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Fill in the missing word. In 'The Happy Prince', the prince is __________ about the suffering in the city.
Q2.What is a plan?
Q3.Why does the prince ask the bird to help him?
Q4.Which of these is a fronted adverbial followed by?
Q5.What does a full sentence need to include?
Q6.Match the word class to its example.
seamstress
soared
valuable
quickly
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True or false? A plan should be written in full sentences.
Q2.What are the purposes of the build-up of a narrative?
Q3.Fill in the gap: A fronted adverbial of __________ tells the reader how the action in the main idea takes place.
Q4.Order the four key moments of the build-up chronologically.
Q5.Which of the following are always true about dialogue?
Q6.Which of the following is a complete sentence?
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The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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