Writing the climax of 'The Happy Prince'
I can write the climax of ‘The Happy Prince’.
Writing the climax of 'The Happy Prince'
I can write the climax of ‘The Happy Prince’.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Direct speech is punctuated using inverted commas. Dialogue moves the action forward.
- Notes from a plan are used to form full sentences.
- A range of sentence types (simple, compound and complex) improves text flow for the reader.
- A range of fronted adverbials is used to improve text flow.
- The purpose of the climax is to describe the main action and to take the tension and excitement to its highest point.
Keywords
Text flow - how a text is written to keep the reader engaged
Fronted adverbial - a sentence starter followed by a comma
Direct speech - shows that a character is speaking out loud in a text
Complex sentence - a sentence formed of a main clause and a subordinate clause
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle with remembering the different punctuation rules in speech first and speech second sentences.
Provide a visual scaffold of the speech first and speech second punctuation rules. Encourage pupils to use this when writing direct speech.
Licence
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Exit quiz
6 Questions
Blankets of snow draped across the streets.
Bird became frailer, but he did not leave the prince’s side.
The prince’s heart shattered as the bird took its final breath.