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Publishing a piece of narrative writing based on 'The Happy Prince'
I can publish a piece of narrative writing based on ‘The Happy Prince’.
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Publishing a piece of narrative writing based on 'The Happy Prince'
I can publish a piece of narrative writing based on ‘The Happy Prince’.
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Key learning points
- A published piece of writing should be visually and linguistically appealing to the reader.
- Neat, joined handwriting is important when publishing a piece of writing.
- A piece of published writing is the final, best version that becomes available to others.
- Illustrations provide visual representations of the characters, settings and events described in the text.
- Illustrations can bring the world of the story to life and make it more vivid in the reader's mind.
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
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.
Model how to draw the key moment from 'The Happy Prince' under a visualiser or on an interactive whiteboard. You could also support pupils' drawing process by showing them illustrations from various book versions of the original story.
Teacher tip
Licence
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Order these sections of a narrative in chronological order.
Q2.
Who are the main characters of 'The Happy Prince'?
the matchstick girl
the sick boy
the young writer
Q3.
Select three key moments from 'The Happy Prince'.
The bird flaps its wings.
The girl drops her matches.
Q4.
Select the correct spelling.
weeker
wieker
weyker
Q5.
What is the definition of an illustrator?
someone who writes a book
someone who takes photographs
someone who builds statues
Q6.
In which section of the narrative would you find this sentence? 'Above the vast city, a golden statue stood proudly.'
build-up
climax
resolution
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6 Questions
Q1.
'It is important to use neat, joined handwriting when publishing.' Is this true or false?
Q2.
Order these sections of a narrative in chronological order.
Q3.
Which of the following are true about an illustration?
they are nothing to do with the story
they are created with a camera
Q4.
Select the correct spelling.
wispered
whisped
wispert
Q5.
Which of the following would be found in a piece of narrative writing?
diagrams
subheadings
Q6.
Which sentence would be found in a piece of narrative writing?
In addition, the temperatures dropped.
It was about -7°.
I was really, really cold!