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

Retelling the story of 'Whale Rider'

English

Learning about the context 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

Which of the following is the word for where a story takes place?

Which country does Paikea's father move to after she is born?

Which point in the story normally introduces the main character and sets the scene?

Koro wouldn't let Paikea join his lessons because she was a girl.

One day, a pod of whales became stranded on the beach.

In a beautiful village by the sea, a baby girl named Paikea was born.

Koro realised that Paikea was the true leader they had been waiting for.

Which of these sentences is most appropriate for the opening of 'Whale Rider'?

Which point in the story describes the main action and takes the suspense to its highest point?

At which point in the story does Koro recognise Paikea as the leader and successor of the tribe?

The film 'Whale Rider' was based on a book by whom?

True or false? Tattooing is traditionally practised by Maori people.

What is the traditional Maori tattoo art called?

weaving, caregiving and maintaining the household

In traditional Maori culture, what roles are women typically associated with?

Starter Quiz

Where is the story 'Whale Rider' set?