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Planning the climax and resolution of 'The Happy Prince'

I can plan the climax and resolution of ‘The Happy Prince’.

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Year 4

Planning the climax and resolution of 'The Happy Prince'

I can plan the climax and resolution of ‘The Happy Prince’.

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Key learning points

  1. When we plan, we log precise and ambitious vocabulary to help paint vivid pictures for our reader with words.
  2. Dialogue is the written conversation between two characters or more within a narrative and it moves the story forward.
  3. A plan is written in note-form, out of full sentences.
  4. The purpose of the climax is to describe the main action and to take the tension and excitement to its highest point.
  5. The purpose of the resolution is to resolve a story, tying up its 'loose ends', allowing readers a chance to reflect.

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

  • Figurative language - the use of metaphor, simile and personification to paint vivid pictures for the reader

  • Dialogue - the written conversation between two characters or more within a narrative

Common misconception

Pupils may think they can write a narrative by briefly explaining each key moment.

It is important we choose a range of adjectives, verbs and adverbs to include in our plan that create a full, descriptive narrative. The reader needs to be able to 'see' the pictures we paint with our words.

As there are two sections of the narrative to plan, there is less content on preparing to plan. If necessary, you could build in time to generate vocabulary ahead of planning, by re-reading the text, watching another version of 'The Happy Prince' and using a thesaurus to create a vocabulary wall.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Order the sections of a narrative.
1 - opening
2 - build-up
3 - climax
4 - resolution
Q2.
Match the word class to its definition:
Correct Answer:verb,a doing, being or having word

a doing, being or having word

Correct Answer:adverb,a word that describes a verb

a word that describes a verb

Correct Answer:noun,a person, place or thing

a person, place or thing

Correct Answer:adjective,a word that describes a noun

a word that describes a noun

Q3.
What language structure is this an example of? 'the icy, strong wind'
subordinate clause
Correct answer: expanded noun phrase
metaphor
direct speech
Q4.
Match the word class to its example.
Correct Answer:adjective,heartbroken

heartbroken

Correct Answer:noun,ice

ice

Correct Answer:adverb,calmly

calmly

Correct Answer:verb,whimpered

whimpered

Q5.
What is a plan?
a final piece of written work
Correct answer: a framework that writers create before they write
a writer's first ideas said aloud about their writing
Q6.
Why does the prince's heart break in two?
He is exhausted.
Correct answer: He realises he cannot live without the bird.
He is cold.
He is sad that he cannot help any more people.

6 Questions

Q1.
A plan should be written in full sentences.
True
Correct answer: False
Q2.
What are the purposes of the climax of a narrative?
Correct answer: describe the main action in detail
introduce the characters
Correct answer: increase the tension and excitement to its highest point
bring the story to a close
Q3.
What are the purposes of the resolution of a narrative?
Correct answer: allow readers to reflect
introduce the setting
Correct answer: resolve a story
build up the tension and excitement
Q4.
Which of the following is an example of a simile?
the freezing wind
Correct answer: as cold as ice
bitterly cold
the icy wind
Q5.
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
snow fell on the houses
Correct answer: blankets of snow wrapped themselves around the houses
snow covered the houses
the snowy, cold houses
Q6.
Which of the following are true about dialogue?
It makes the reader laugh.
Correct answer: It is the written conversation between two or more characters in a narrative.
It gives human qualities to non-human objects.
Correct answer: It helps move the story forward.
It describes a noun in further detail.

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