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Writing the climax of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon'
I can write a narrative climax based on 'The Man on the Moon’.
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Year 3
Writing the climax of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon'
I can write a narrative climax based on 'The Man on the Moon’.
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Key learning points
- The purpose of the climax is to describe the highest tension, pace and action and to start to solve the problem.
- Saying sentences aloud before they are written helps to check for sense.
- Using the full range of sentence types (simple, compound and complex) improves text flow for the reader.
- A rhetorical question engages the reader and makes them feel more curious about the narrative.
- Fronted adverbials of time, place and manner describe the action in the main clause in further detail.
Keywords
Text flow - how a text is written to keep the reader engaged
Fronted adverbial - a sentence starter followed by a comma
Past tense - shows that the action happened before now
Rhetorical question - a question asked to the reader that does not expect an answer
Common misconception
Pupils might write about moments that take place in the opening, build-up or resolution.
The climax follows a clear, chronological order that includes the three key moments from pupils' plans.
Pupils should be given lots of opportunities to say sentences aloud or to write sentences on whiteboards, using the notes from their plans ahead of writing.
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Put the key moments of the climax in the correct order.
Q2.
Which of these words need to start with a capital letter?
balloons
presents
Q3.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
the Man stared in amazement.
the man stared in amazement.
The Man stared in amazement.
Q4.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
With, joy Lily hugged her family.
With joy Lily hugged her family.
With, joy, Lily hugged her family.
Q5.
When writing our climax, we use vocabulary and ideas from our to help us structure our text.
Q6.
What are the different sentence types that you can use in your writing?
fronted adverbial
subordinate clause
Exit quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
The purpose of the climax is to:
introduce the characters
summarise the story
Q2.
What is the purpose of a rhetorical question?
to give the reader general facts
to make the reader feel frustrated
Q3.
A sentence is formed of a main clause and a subordinate clause.
Q4.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A colourful bunch of balloons, floated towards him as he stared in amazement.
A colourful bunch of balloons floated towards him, as he stared in amazement.
A colourful, bunch of balloons floated towards him, as he stared in amazement.
Q5.
Match the sentence type to its example.
The man opened the gift.
The man opened the gift and his eyes widened in surprise.
As he opened the gift, the man's eyes widened in surprise.
Q6.
Complete the following sentence with an appropriate fronted adverbial: '__________ she ran down the stairs on Christmas morning.'
With frustration,
In addition,
Slowly,