Writing the opening of 'The Viewer'
I can write the opening of 'The Viewer'.
Writing the opening of 'The Viewer'
I can write the opening of 'The Viewer'.
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Key learning points
- The opening is the first section of a story where the writer describes the setting and main characters.
- The opening should be descriptive and use figurative language to build an atmosphere for the reader.
- A non-finite complex sentence contains a non-finite clause.
- A non-finite clause extends the sentence by telling the reader about a second thing that the subject is doing.
- A non-finite clause can vary its position in a sentence.
Keywords
Opening - the first section of a story and where the writer describes the setting and main characters
Figurative language - the use of metaphor, simile and personification to paint vivid pictures for the reader
Non-finite clause - a type of subordinate clause that can start with a verb in the progressive tense
Common misconception
Pupils may think that non-finite clauses always come at the start of sentences.
Teach pupils that non-finite clauses can vary their position in a sentence and model a non-finite clause in both positions.
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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.
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