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Publishing a narrative based on 'Jabberwocky'

I can publish a piece of narrative writing based on ‘Jabberwocky’.

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Year 4

Publishing a narrative based on 'Jabberwocky'

I can publish a piece of narrative writing based on ‘Jabberwocky’.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. A published piece of writing should be visually and linguistically appealing to the reader.
  2. Neat, joined handwriting is important when publishing a piece of writing.
  3. A piece of published writing is the final, best version that becomes available to others.
  4. Illustrations provide visual representations of the characters, settings and events described in the text.
  5. Illustrations can bring the world of the story to life and make it more vivid in the reader's mind.

Keywords

  • Publishing - producing a final, best version that becomes available to others

  • Layout - the way information is organised on the page

  • Paragraph - a distinct section of a piece of writing, indicated by a new line and an indentation

  • Illustrations - visual representations of the characters, settings and events described in a text

Common misconception

Pupils think they need to use new ideas when publishing their writing.

Pupils should use the sections they have written in previous lessons that have been planned, drafted and edited.

Model how to draw the key moment from 'Jabberwocky' under a visualiser or on an interactive whiteboard. You could also support pupils' drawing process by showing them illustrations from various book versions of the original story.
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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
Order these sections of a narrative in chronological order.
1 - opening
2 - build-up
3 - climax
4 - resolution
Q2.
What is the setting of 'Jabberwocky'?
a small village
Correct answer: an enchanted forest
the mountains
a busy town
Q3.
Select the correct spelling.
creeture
Correct answer: creature
creachure
creacher
Q4.
Select two key moments from 'Jabberwocky'.
Correct answer: The boy slayed the Jabberwock.
The boy's father smiled.
Correct answer: The young man walked through the woods looking for the Jabberwock.
A leaf fell from a tree.
Q5.
What is the definition of an illustrator?
someone who writes a book
someone who takes photographs
Correct answer: someone who creates the pictures for a book
someone who makes sculptures
Q6.
In which section of the narrative would you find this sentence? 'Above a vast, enchanted forest, mist blanketed the treetops.'
Correct answer: opening
build-up
climax
resolution

6 Questions

Q1.
'It is important to use neat, joined handwriting when publishing.' Is this true or false?
Correct Answer: true, True
Q2.
Fill in the missing word: 'The __________ is the name of the text.'
Correct Answer: title, Title
Q3.
Which of the following are true about illustrations?
Correct answer: they help readers to better imagine and engage with the story
they are nothing to do with the story
Correct answer: they can convey emotions and moods
they are created with a camera
Q4.
Select the correct spelling.
wistled
Correct answer: whistled
whisled
wissled
Q5.
Which of the following would be found in a piece of narrative writing?
subheadings
Correct answer: direct speech
diagrams
Correct answer: figurative language
Correct answer: range of sentence types
Q6.
Which sentence would be found in a piece of narrative writing?
Rain is caused by a change in air pressure.
Correct answer: Mist cloaked the treetops and rolling mountains pierced the sky.
I was really, really cold!
The mountains are 1000km away in distance.