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Planning the build-up of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon'
I can plan precise, ambitious vocabulary to write a narrative build-up based on 'The Man on the Moon’.
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Year 3
Planning the build-up of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon'
I can plan precise, ambitious vocabulary to write a narrative build-up based on 'The Man on the Moon’.
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Key learning points
- The purpose of the build-up is to develop the characters and introduce a problem to increase the tension.
- Precise and ambitious vocabulary is logged on a plan for future use.
- Notes should not be written in full sentences and bullet points can be used to make notes clear.
- Fronted adverbials of time, place and manner indicate when, where and how an action takes place.
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 purpose
Fronted adverbial - a sentence starter followed by a comma
Common misconception
Planning needs to be detailed and include full sentences.
Planning should only have key vocabulary and be written in note-form using bullet points.
Re-watch the build-up several times so that pupils are clear about which moments of the film are in the build-up. Ensure that pupils are clear on the problem that is introduced in the build-up and how this increases tension for the viewer.
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Who are the main characters in 'The Man on the Moon'?
Lily's teacher
Lily's brother
Q2.
Match the word class to its definition.
a person, place or thing
a word that describes a verb
a word that describes a noun
a doing or a being word
Q3.
Which of these are examples of a fronted adverbial?
the young, determined girl
How could she reach him?
Q4.
Choose the most appropriate fronted adverbial to start this sentence: '__________ she scooted home excitedly.'
Interestingly,
However,
As a result,
Q5.
Order the sections of a narrative story correctly.
Q6.
Which two are the purpose of a build-up in a narrative?
to introduce the characters
to close the story
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6 Questions
Q1.
Order the key moments of the build-up chronologically.
Q2.
Fill in the gap: A fronted adverbial of __________ tells the reader where the action in the main idea takes place.
time
manner
Q3.
Choose an appropriate fronted adverbial to start this sentence: '__________, the frail man stared with a furrowed brow at the vast Earth.'
In addition,
Joyfully,
As a result,
Q4.
What is included in a plan?
full sentences
paragraphs
Q5.
Choose the adverb that is most appropriate for describing Lily when she is scooting home after school.
slowly
carefully
curiously
Q6.
Choose an appropriate rhetorical question for the build-up of 'The Man on the Moon'.
Who could it be?
What was her name?
What is your name?