Planning an emotive narrative scene in 'Whale Rider'

English

Learning about the context of 'Whale Rider'

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'

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

True or false? A plan should be written in full sentences.

One night, some whales become stranded on a beach.

Members of the tribe arrive to try to save the whales, but they are not able to.

Paikea communicates with the lead whale and they start moving.

Put the four key moments of the emotive scene in the climax in chronological order. 

“There is nothing else we can do!” Koro declared despairingly.

Her pulse was racing with a mixture of fear and determination.

Which of the following is an example of Paikea's **inner thoughts** when she saw the stranded whales?

Was this a sign or a challenge from the ancestors?

The sun was rising over the small coastal village.

''This is not your fight,” Koro pleaded hopelessly.

With a resolute calm, she closed her eyes. 

Which of the following is an example of **direct speech**?

to bring the tension to the highest point

What are the purposes of the climax of a narrative?

Put the sections of a narrative in order. 

a framework that writers create before they write

She touched the rough, barnacle-covered skin of the whale.

The rough, barnacle-covered skin of the whale.

She and the rough, barnacle-covered skin of the whale.

Which of the following is a full sentence?

Match the word classes to their definitions. 

What language structure is the following an example of? 
'Her eyes widened in alarm.' 

Starter Quiz

Put the sections of a narrative in order.