the way people live according to their beliefs, language, history or shared values

the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand

an island country located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean

Learning about the context of 'Whale Rider'

English

Retelling the story of 'Whale Rider'

Exploring characters' perspectives

Practising writing direct speech for 'Whale Rider'

Planning the opening of 'Whale Rider'

Writing the opening of 'Whale Rider'

Planning a narrative scene with direct speech in 'Whale Rider'

Writing a narrative scene with direct speech in 'Whale Rider'

Editing paragraphs of a narrative in 'Whale Rider'

Planning an emotive narrative scene in 'Whale Rider'

Writing paragraph one of an emotive narrative scene in 'Whale Rider'

Writing paragraph two of an emotive narrative scene in 'Whale Rider'

Planning the resolution of 'Whale Rider'

Writing the resolution of 'Whale Rider'

Publishing and reading my 'Whale Rider' narrative aloud

In this unit, pupils learn to develop speech from a film to varied speech sentence structures. In 'The Viewer', pupils will learn to think of speech sentences that develop character from a picture book.

In 'The Happy Prince', pupils learnt to develop their ability to develop character with vocabulary and speech. In this unit, pupils will learn to develop speech from a film to varied speech sentence structures.

In this unit, pupils write a range of narrative outcomes based on the film 'Whale Rider'. They analyse sections of the film carefully, from which they write an opening, an emotive scene and a resolution. Pupils also practise using speech punctuation accurately in their narratives.

'Whale Rider': narrative writing

putting the events that occur in a story in order from the beginning to the end

the order of events within a narrative that gives it a coherent and engaging flow

the point of view of the character, influencing the way events or ideas are portrayed and understood

to identify similarities between two or more things, ideas or themes

to identify differences between two or more things, ideas or themes

the term used for a person speaking out loud in a text

punctuation marks used to indicate the beginning and end of direct speech

tells the reader who said the speech and how

a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text

specific and accurate words to convey exact meanings and details in writing

the first part of a narrative that sets the scene for the rest of the story

shows that the action happened before now

the term used for a character speaking out loud in a text

high-level language in writing that meets the text purpose

shows a character’s feelings by describing their actions, body language and facial expressions

the process of improving writing to improve text flow and overall quality

the use of specific words and phrases to convey a meaning

a set of standardised symbols and marks used in written language to structure sentences

the way words are arranged within a sentence to convey meaning

how a text flows in order to maintain the interest of the reader and achieve the purpose

personal feelings and opinions typically not spoken aloud

the part of the story that resolves the problem and allows readers to reflect

producing a final, best version that becomes available to others

visual representations of the characters, settings and events described in a text

using feelings and emotion to bring the words to life

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'Whale Rider': narrative writing

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