Key learning points

1. The purpose of the climax is to describe the main action and to take the tension and excitement to its highest point.
2. When we plan, we log precise and ambitious vocabulary to help paint vivid pictures for our reader.
3. An effective plan's vocabulary is organised neatly and concisely in note form.
4. Dialogue is the written conversation between two or more characters within a narrative and it moves the story forward.
5. Show-not-tell language is a writing technique for showing a character’s feelings to a reader.

Keywords

• Plan - a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text

• Notes - written out of full sentences

• Ambitious vocabulary - high-level language in writing that meets the text's purpose

• Show-not-tell language - a writing technique for showing a character’s feelings by describing their body language and facial expressions

• Dialogue - the written conversation between two characters or more within a narrative

Common misconception