Planning the opening of 'The Viewer'
I can plan the opening of 'The Viewer'.
Planning the opening of 'The Viewer'
I can plan the opening of 'The Viewer'.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The purpose of the opening is to provide the reader with a detailed description of the setting and main character.
- Literary devices that create figurative language include metaphors, similes and personification.
- A metaphor is a type of figurative language that involves describing something as though it actually is something else.
Keywords
Planning - involves using a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text
Figurative language - the use of metaphor, simile and personification to paint vivid pictures for the reader
Metaphor - a type of figurative language that involves making a comparison between two things by stating that one thing is another, creating vivid imagery and deeper layers of meaning
Common misconception
Pupils may confuse similes with metaphors.
Teach pupils that similes use 'like' and 'as' and metaphors are not comparing but saying something actually is something else.
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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