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’.
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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Lesson details
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.
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To help you plan your year 3 english lesson on: Planning the build-up of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon', download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
a person, place or thing
a word that describes a verb
a word that describes a noun
a doing or a being word