Planning the opening of 'The Iron Man'
I can plan the opening of a narrative based on ‘The Iron Man’.
Planning the opening of 'The Iron Man'
I can plan the opening of a narrative based on ‘The Iron Man’.
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Key learning points
- The purpose of the opening is to engage the reader and to introduce the setting and characters.
- When we plan, we note precise and ambitious vocabulary to help paint vivid pictures and convey the desired atmosphere.
- A fronted adverbial of time, place or manner indicates when, where or how action in the rest of a sentence takes place.
- A plan includes notes, a sequence of events and ambitious vocabulary.
Common misconception
Pupils may think they need to write full sentences on their plan.
Plans are written to support pupils with future writing. Plans include ambitious vocabulary in note form.
Keywords
Plan - a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text
Notes - written out of full sentences
Atmosphere - the mood created in a section or whole of a text
Ambitious vocabulary - high-level language in writing that meets the text purpose
Fronted adverbial - a sentence starter followed by a comma
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