New
New
Year 3

Summarising and sequencing the story of 'The Man on the Moon'

I can summarise and sequence the story of 'The Man on the Moon’.

New
New
Year 3

Summarising and sequencing the story of 'The Man on the Moon'

I can summarise and sequence the story of '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. Narrative writing can be structured into an opening, a build-up, a climax and a resolution.
  2. Each part of a story has a specific purpose and intended effect for the reader.
  3. 'The Man on the Moon’ can be summarised into five key parts.
  4. Sequencing places the story's events in chronological order.

Keywords

  • Summary - tells the most important parts of a story in a short and simple way

  • Sequencing - arranging events in the order they happened in

  • Narrative - a story

  • Structure - the way a text is organised

Common misconception

Pupils may confuse the purposes of the different sections of the story.

Each section serves a different purpose for the reader or viewer. One section may intend to set a scene whilst another may increase tension.

Watch the clip several times to ensure that pupils are confident with the chronological order of the story's events.
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.
'The Man on the Moon' is a short ...
Correct answer: film.
play.
story.
poem.
Q2.
Chronological order is when events are placed in __________ order.
alphabetical
Correct answer: time
random
Q3.
In the phrase 'the determined girl', what word class is 'determined'?
noun
Correct answer: adjective
adverb
verb
Q4.
'The Man on the Moon' is a __________ story.
Correct answer: fictional
true
factual
Q5.
Match the adjective to the noun it is describing.
Correct Answer:compassionate,Lily

Lily

Correct Answer:alone,the man

the man

Correct Answer:quiet ,the moon

the moon

Correct Answer:noisy,Lily's house

Lily's house

Q6.
The main message of 'The Man on the Moon' is to ...
encourage the viewer to buy lots of presents at Christmas time.
Correct answer: encourage the viewer to show compassion to others.
encourage the viewer to spend time with their family.

6 Questions

Q1.
When summarising a story, you explain ...
what happened at the beginning of the story.
every moment in detail.
Correct answer: the key moments.
what happened at the end of the story.
Q2.
Order the key moments of 'The Man on the Moon' in chronological order.
1 - Lily was bored. She looked through her telescope.
2 - Lily saw a man on the moon.
3 - The man on the moon was lonely.
4 - Lily kept trying to send a gift to the man on the moon.
5 - A gift landed on the moon and the man was happy.
Q3.
When __________ the story, you order the events in chronological order.
watching
discussing
Correct answer: sequencing
responding to
Q4.
Order the sections of a story chronologically.
1 - opening
2 - build-up
3 - climax
4 - resolution
Q5.
Finish this sentence: 'The most exciting moment of the story takes place in the .'
Correct Answer: climax, Climax
Q6.
Match the moment of the story to the section it is found in.
Correct Answer:Lily sees a man on the moon.,opening

opening

Correct Answer:Lily tries to contact the man.,build-up

build-up

Correct Answer:A gift arrives on the moon.,climax

climax

Correct Answer:The man waves at Lily.,resolution

resolution