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Planning the build-up of 'The Viewer'

I can plan the build-up of 'The Viewer'.

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Planning the build-up of 'The Viewer'

I can plan the build-up of 'The Viewer'.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. The purpose of the build-up is to develop the plot and characters, introduce a problem and build up tension.
  2. Show-not-tell allows the reader to observe the emotions a character may be experiencing.
  3. A relative clause can be used to give additional information about a noun.
  4. A relative clause always starts with a relative pronoun e.g. ‘who’ or ‘which’.

Common misconception

Pupils may find it hard to develop 'show-not-tell' ideas.

Encourage pupils to act out different parts of the build up and to show the character's emotions through body language and facial expressions, while others describe what they are doing.

Keywords

  • Planning - using a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text

  • Relative clause - a type of subordinate clause that starts with a relative pronoun

  • Relative pronoun - a word that starts a relative clause like ‘who’ or ‘which’

In this lesson, pupils are asked to include figurative language in their plans. If they haven't completed the previous lessons in this unit, you may want to do some teaching on similes, metaphors and personification before this lesson.
Teacher tip

Equipment

You need a copy of the 2012 Hodder Children's Books edition of ‘The Viewer’ written by Gary Crew and illustrated by Shaun Tan, for this lesson.

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).

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6 Questions

Q1.
The opening is the first section of a story where the writer describes the ...
the resolution of the problem.
the problem.
Correct answer: setting and main characters.
Q2.
In the opening, who is Tristan at the dump with?
Correct answer: nobody
his mother
a friend from school
Q3.
A non-finite (-ing) clause would feature in which type of sentence?
Correct answer: complex sentence
compound sentence
simple sentence
Q4.
True or false? A non-finite (-ing) clause is a type of subordinate clause and extends the sentence by telling the reader about a second thing that the subject is doing at the same time.
Correct Answer: true, True
Q5.
Where does a non-finite (-ing) clause go in a complex sentence?
before the main clause
after the main clause
Correct answer: either before or after the main clause
Q6.
Which of these sentences features a non-finite (-ing) clause?
A moment later, Tristan noticed something interesting.
To his left, Tristan noticed something interesting.
Correct answer: Looking to his left, Tristan noticed something interesting.

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6 Questions

Q1.
The purpose of the build-up is to do which three of these things?
Correct answer: develop the plot and characters
describe the setting
Correct answer: introduce a problem and give clues about what may happen later in the story
Correct answer: build up tension and excitement
Q2.
True or false? ‘Show-not-tell’ is a way of showing a character’s feelings with description of their actions, body language and facial expressions.
Correct Answer: true, True
Q3.
Which of these is an example of show-not-tell?
Tristan felt eager.
Correct answer: Tristan raced to his room.
Tristan wanted to get to his room quickly.
Q4.
A relative clause can be used to give additional information about a...
verb
Correct answer: noun
sentence
Q5.
A relative clause starts with a relative...
Correct answer: pronoun
verb
adjective
Q6.
Which relative pronoun would you use after the noun 'boy'?
Correct answer: who
which
when