Planning the opening of a narrative based on 'Jabberwocky'
I can plan the opening of a narrative based on ‘Jabberwocky’.
Planning the opening of a narrative based on 'Jabberwocky'
I can plan the opening of a narrative based on ‘Jabberwocky’.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The purpose of the opening is to engage the reader and introduce the setting and characters.
- When we plan, we log precise and ambitious vocabulary to help paint vivid pictures for our reader.
- Fronted adverbials of time, place and manner are included in a plan to add extra detail about the action.
- Dialogue is the written conversation between two or more characters within a narrative and it moves the story forward.
- Show-not-tell language is a writing technique for showing a character’s feelings to a reader.
Common misconception
Notes in a plan can be written in any order.
The key moments in the opening are written in chronological order. Notes in the plan should be concise and follow this chronological order.
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
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Starter quiz
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a word that describes a noun
a person, place or thing
a word that describes a verb
a doing, being or having word
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