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Planning the resolution of a narrative based on 'Jabberwocky'

I can plan the resolution of a narrative based on ‘Jabberwocky’.

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Year 4

Planning the resolution of a narrative based on 'Jabberwocky'

I can plan the resolution of a narrative based on ‘Jabberwocky’.

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Key learning points

  1. The purpose of the resolution is to resolve a story, tying up its 'loose ends' and solving the characters' problems.
  2. When we plan, we log precise and ambitious vocabulary to help paint vivid pictures for our reader.
  3. Dialogue is the written conversation between two or more characters within a narrative and it moves the story forward.
  4. A plan is written in note-form, out of full sentences.
  5. Some vocabulary choices are more precise than others.

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

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

Common misconception

Pupils may think they can write a narrative by briefly explaining each key moment.

It is important we choose a range of adjectives, verbs and adverbs to include in our plan that creates a full, descriptive narrative. The reader needs to be able to 'see' the pictures we paint with our words.

Spend lots of time before writing the plan generating vocabulary collaboratively. You could model using a thesaurus to create a vocabulary wall.
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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
Order the sections of a narrative.
1 - opening
2 - build-up
3 - climax
4 - resolution
Q2.
Match the word class to its definition:
Correct Answer:noun,a person, place or thing

a person, place or thing

Correct Answer:adjective,a word that describes a noun

a word that describes a noun

Correct Answer:verb,a doing, being or having word

a doing, being or having word

Correct Answer:adverb,a word that describes a verb

a word that describes a verb

Q3.
What language structure is this an example of? 'the defeated, most-feared beast'
subordinate clause
Correct answer: expanded noun phrase
metaphor
fronted adverbial
Q4.
Match the word class to its example.
Correct Answer:noun,gentleman

gentleman

Correct Answer:verb,defeated

defeated

Correct Answer:adjective,ecstatic

ecstatic

Correct Answer:adverb,proudly

proudly

Q5.
What is a plan?
a final piece of written work
Correct answer: a framework that writers create before they write
a writer's first ideas said aloud about their writing
Q6.
True or false? The Jabberwock defeated the boy.
Correct Answer: false, False

6 Questions

Q1.
True or false? A plan should be written in full sentences.
Correct Answer: false, False
Q2.
What is the main purpose of the resolution of a narrative?
introduce the setting
describe the main action
build up the tension and excitement
Correct answer: bring the story to a close
Q3.
Which of the following are true about dialogue?
It makes the reader laugh.
Correct answer: It is the written conversation between two or more characters in a narrative.
It gives human qualities to non-human objects.
Correct answer: It helps move the story forward.
It describes a noun in further detail.
Q4.
Put the four key moments of the resolution in chronological order.
1 - The boy lowered his sword as he realised he had slain the Jabberwock.
2 - The proud boy carefully picked up the severed head.
3 - The boy left the woods and he returned home to his father.
4 - His father was overjoyed that his son had defeated the Jabberwock.
Q5.
Match each word class to its example.
Correct Answer:noun,forest

forest

Correct Answer:adjective,enormous

enormous

Correct Answer:adverb,with pride

with pride

Correct Answer:verb,marched

marched

Q6.
Which of the following is a complete sentence?
Correct answer: The sun’s beams burst through the luscious trees’ canopy.
The luscious trees' canopy.
The sun above the trees.
The luscious, thick canopy.

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