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Planning the opening of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon'

I can plan precise, ambitious vocabulary to help write a narrative opening based on 'The Man on the Moon’.

New
New
Year 3

Planning the opening of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon'

I can plan precise, ambitious vocabulary to help write a narrative opening based on 'The Man on the Moon’.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. The purpose of the opening is to engage the reader and introduce the setting and characters.
  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. Show and tell vocabulary describes character emotions in greater detail.
  5. Fronted adverbials of time and place indicate when and where an action takes place.

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.

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

Re-watch the opening several times so that pupils are clear about which moments of the film are in the opening.
Teacher tip

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6 Questions

Q1.
What are the settings in 'The Man on the Moon'?
a rocket
Correct answer: Lily's house
Correct answer: the moon
Lily's school
Q2.
Complete this sentence: 'The main characters in 'The Man on the Moon' are the man and .'
Correct Answer: Lily, lily
Q3.
Which of these is a fronted adverbial followed by?
full stop
exclamation mark
Correct answer: comma
question mark
Q4.
Place the sections of narrative writing in the correct order.
1 - opening
2 - build-up
3 - climax
4 - resolution
Q5.
What does a full sentence need to include?
a comma
Correct answer: a capital letter
Correct answer: a verb
Correct answer: a full stop
Q6.
Match the word classes to their definitions.
Correct Answer:adjective,a word that describes a noun

a word that describes a noun

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:verb,a doing or a being word

a doing or a being word

6 Questions

Q1.
What are the purposes of the opening of a narrative?
to build up tension
Correct answer: to engage the reader so that they carry on reading / watching
to entertain the reader with characters' spoken words
Correct answer: to introduce the setting and characters
Q2.
Fill in the gap: A fronted adverbial of __________ tells the reader when the action in the main idea takes place.
Correct answer: time
place
manner
Q3.
Order the three key moments of the opening chronologically .
1 - Lily was bored at home.
2 - Lily looked through her telescope.
3 - Lily saw the man on the moon.
Q4.
Choose an appropriate fronted adverbial to start this sentence: '__________ the man appeared from a desolate shack.'
Behind the curtains,
Correct answer: Slowly,
As a result,
Interestingly,
Q5.
What is included in a plan?
Correct answer: notes that can be written in bullet points
full sentences
Correct answer: precise vocabulary
paragraphs
Q6.
Match the emotions to the examples of show-not-tell.
Correct Answer:bored,She slumped on the sofa.

She slumped on the sofa.

Correct Answer:shocked ,Her jaw dropped.

Her jaw dropped.

Correct Answer:excited,Her eyes lit up with excitement.

Her eyes lit up with excitement.