Planning the build-up of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can plan precise, ambitious vocabulary to write a narrative build-up based on 'The Man on the Moon’.
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.
Teacher tip
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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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Who are the main characters in 'The Man on the Moon'?
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?
Q4.Choose the most appropriate fronted adverbial to start this sentence: '__________ she scooted home excitedly.'
Q5.Order the sections of a narrative story correctly.
Q6.Which two are the purpose of a build-up in a narrative?
Assessment exit quiz
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.
Q3.Choose an appropriate fronted adverbial to start this sentence: '__________, the frail man stared with a furrowed brow at the vast Earth.'
Q4.What is included in a plan?
Q5.Choose the adverb that is most appropriate for describing Lily when she is scooting home after school.
Q6.Choose an appropriate rhetorical question for the build-up of 'The Man on the Moon'.
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