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Writing the build-up of 'The Iron Man' (part two)

I can write the second paragraph of the build-up of 'The Iron Man'.

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Writing the build-up of 'The Iron Man' (part two)

I can write the second paragraph of the build-up of 'The Iron Man'.

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Key learning points

In part two of the build-up, humanity responds angrily to the Iron Man by trapping and burying him.
There is a contrast between how the farmers and Hogarth feel after the Iron Man is buried.
The use of precise and ambitious vocabulary supports the building of suspense.
‘Show and tell’ can be used to convey emotions and how these intensify and shift.
Using a range of sentence types supports text flow and helps achieve the text’s purpose.

Keywords

Suspense - when you are feeling anxious or excited about what may happen
'show and tell' - a writing technique for showing a character’s feelings with description of their actions and expressions
Contrast - the comparison of two or more elements that are strikingly different

Common misconception

Children may not notice the subtle shifts in intensity and suspense at different points, e.g. how emotions may have shifted when the farmers waited and the Iron Man didn't arrive.

Ask children to imagine or act out how they would have felt as the farmers at each point to support them in incorporating the appropriate 'show and tell' throughout.

Ensure children have their plan to support them with their writing. Model and display an example sentence that shows contrast using 'but' for the children to refer to.

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6 Questions

Q1.

What is the purpose of the build-up?

to describe the main action and take the suspense to its highest point

to resolve the problem in the story

to introduce the protagonist and set the scene

Correct answer: to develop the plot and build suspense

Q2.

Put the following events in the correct order to show the chronology of events in part two of the build-up.

1 - The next day, the farmers find all of their machinery missing.

2 - The farmers are furious and hatch a plan to trap the Iron Man.

3 - The farmers dig a huge hole and wait, but the Iron Man never comes.

4 - One day, Hogarth finally spotted the Iron Man again.

5 - Hogarth lured the Iron Man into the hole with clinking metal.

6 - The farmers buried the Iron Man and they were overjoyed.

7 - Hogarth's feelings suddenly began to shift to sorrow and guilt.

Q3.

What is 'show and tell' language?

language that explicitly tells the reader how a character feels

language that makes the reader laugh

Correct answer: language that conveys a character's feelings through their actions/expressions

Q4.

Match each sentence type to the correct definition.

Correct Answer:simple sentence,a sentence about one idea that makes complete sense

a sentence about one idea that makes complete sense

Correct Answer:compound sentence,a sentence formed of two main clauses and a joining word

a sentence formed of two main clauses and a joining word

Correct Answer:adverbial complex sentence,a sentence formed of at least one main clause and a subordinate clause

a sentence formed of at least one main clause and a subordinate clause

Q5.

Match each type of fronted adverbial to the correct example.

Correct Answer:fronted adverbial of time,the next morning

the next morning

Correct Answer:fronted adverbial of place,across the land

across the land

Correct Answer:fronted adverbial of manner,with teamwork and strength

with teamwork and strength

Q6.

Which of the following coordinating conjunctions is used to show contrast?

and

Correct answer: but

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6 Questions

Q1.

Match the keywords to the correct definitions.

Correct Answer:suspense,when you are feeling anxious or excited about what may happen

when you are feeling anxious or excited about what may happen

Correct Answer:'show and tell',showing a character’s feelings by describing their actions/expressions

showing a character’s feelings by describing their actions/expressions

Correct Answer:contrast,the comparison of two or more elements that are strikingly different

the comparison of two or more elements that are strikingly different

Q2.

Which of these linguistic features should you include in a narrative build-up?

Correct answer: precise and ambitious vocabulary

Correct answer: ‘show and tell’ language

formal fronted adverbials

Correct answer: fronted adverbials

subheadings

Q3.

What is a compound sentence?

a sentence made of just one main clause with just one idea

Correct answer: a sentence formed of two main clauses and a coordinating conjunction

a sentence formed of a main clause and an adverbial subordinate clause

Q4.

Which coordinating conjunction do we use to join two ideas when the two ideas contrast each other?

and

Correct answer: but

Q5.

What type of sentence is the following? 'As they spotted pieces of chewed metal lying about, they knew it had to be the Iron Man.'

simple sentence

compound sentence

Correct answer: complex sentence

Q6.

Select the examples of 'show and tell'.

Correct answer: their bodies trembled

they felt angry

Correct answer: they jumped up and down in celebration

they were overjoyed