Writing the opening of 'The Iron Man'
I can write the opening of ‘The Iron Man’.
Writing the opening of 'The Iron Man'
I can write the opening of ‘The Iron Man’.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The opening of ‘The Iron Man’ introduces the protagonist and conveys a mysterious atmosphere within the setting.
- The use of precise and ambitious vocabulary engages the reader and conveys the mysterious atmosphere.
- Using a range of sentence types supports text flow.
- Fronted adverbials of time, place and manner add greater detail to a sentence and help convey the desired atmosphere.
Keywords
Opening - the first section of a story where the writer describes the setting and the main characters
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 adverbials - a sentence starter followed by a comma
Common misconception
Children may forget to refer to the Iron Man using a variety of nouns.
Ask children to brainstorm a variety of different nouns for the Iron Man. They can use their plan to help them with this. Create a shared bank for children to refer to during writing. Examples: figure, creature, lifeform.
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6 Questions
At dusk,
In the depths of the sea,
With a crashing sound,
a sentence about one idea that makes complete sense
a sentence formed of two main clauses and a joining word
a sentence formed of a main clause and an adverbial subordinate clause
Fiercely, he plunged towards the ground.
His body broke apart and the pieces lay spread across the rocky beach.
When morning came, the Iron Man mustered all his strength.