New
New
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’.

New
New
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’.

warning

These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Switch to our new teaching resources now - designed by teachers and leading subject experts, and tested in classrooms.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. The purpose of the build-up is to develop the characters and introduce a problem to increase the tension.
  2. Precise and ambitious vocabulary is logged on a plan for future use.
  3. Notes should not be written in full sentences and bullet points can be used to make notes clear.
  4. 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.
Teacher tip

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

Lesson video

Loading...

6 Questions

Q1.
Who are the main characters in 'The Man on the Moon'?
Correct answer: the man
Lily's teacher
Correct answer: Lily
Lily's brother
Q2.
Match the word class to its definition.
Correct Answer:noun ,a person, place or thing

a person, place or thing

Correct Answer:adverb,a word that describes a verb

a word that describes a verb

Correct Answer:adjective,a word that describes a noun

a word that describes a noun

Correct Answer:verb,a doing or a being word

a doing or a being word

Q3.
Which of these are examples of a fronted adverbial?
the young, determined girl
Correct answer: Excitedly,
How could she reach him?
Correct answer: Later that night,
Q4.
Choose the most appropriate fronted adverbial to start this sentence: '__________ she scooted home excitedly.'
Interestingly,
Correct answer: After school,
However,
As a result,
Q5.
Order the sections of a narrative story correctly.
1 - opening
2 - build-up
3 - climax
4 - resolution
Q6.
Which two are the purpose of a build-up in a narrative?
Correct answer: to develop the characters and plot
to introduce the characters
to close the story
Correct answer: to introduce a problem and build the tension

6 Questions

Q1.
Order the key moments of the build-up chronologically.
1 - Lily scooted home to look through her telescope.
2 - The man sat on the bench.
3 - Lily tried different ways to send her letter to the moon.
Q2.
Fill in the gap: A fronted adverbial of __________ tells the reader where the action in the main idea takes place.
time
Correct answer: place
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,
Correct answer: Longingly,
As a result,
Q4.
What is included in a plan?
Correct answer: precise vocabulary
full sentences
paragraphs
Correct answer: notes that can be written in bullet points
Q5.
Choose the adverb that is most appropriate for describing Lily when she is scooting home after school.
slowly
Correct answer: excitedly
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?
Correct answer: Would the letter ever reach him?
What is your name?