the factors outside a text that influence it, such as the historical period, setting and society at the time

a sequence of books that are grouped together as part of the same collection

Understanding the context of 'How To Train Your Dragon'

English

Planning a setting description based on 'How To Train Your Dragon'

Writing a setting description based on 'How To Train Your Dragon'

Planning a narrative opening based on 'How To Train Your Dragon'

Writing a narrative opening based on  'How To Train Your Dragon'

Editing narrative writing based on 'How To Train Your Dragon'

Identifying features of a diary entry to write from 'How To Train Your Dragon'

Planning the opening of a diary entry based on 'How To Train Your Dragon'

Writing the opening of a diary entry based on 'How To Train Your Dragon'

Planning part one of the main body of a diary entry

Writing part one of the main body of a diary entry

Planning part two of the main body of a diary entry

Writing part two of the main body of a diary entry

Editing the main body of a diary entry

Planning the closing of a diary entry based on 'How To Train Your Dragon'

Writing the closing of a diary entry based on 'How To Train Your Dragon'

In this unit, pupils embed narrative skills including show-not-tell and dialogue to convey character and a were introduced to a range of cohesive devices. In 'The Viewer', pupils will further develop their use of cohesive devices and develop strategies to build suspense when describing a setting.

In 'Whale Rider', pupils developed their narrative writing skills by using show-not-tell and dialogue to convey character. In this unit, pupils will further embed these skills and use a range of devices to build cohesion. 

In this unit, pupils use their knowledge of the text 'How To Train Your Dragon' to write a setting description, a narrative opening and a diary entry. Pupils use one stimulus to write for several outcomes, writing for different purposes by demonstrating certain techniques in each.

'How to Train Your Dragon': diary and narrative writing

a description of the setting or environment in which a story is taking place

tells the reader when, where or how something happened

a sentence formed of a main clause and an adverbial subordinate clause

a punctuation mark used to show if a noun belongs to another noun

when a noun is owned by more than one owner

a sentence formed of a main clause and a relative subordinate clause

a type of clause that can begin with a verb in the progressive tense

a sentence formed of a main clause and a non-finite subordinate clause

the mood created in a section or the whole of a text

a sentence composed of a main clause and any type of subordinate clause

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

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

the way that words are arranged within sentences to convey meaning

a piece of writing that recalls an event or experience

two words pushed together with an apostrophe

when the writer conveys feelings by describing physical sensations and actions

to sum up the information surrounding particular events, thoughts or feelings

a sentence starter followed by a comma which tells the reader when something happened

tells the reader the action happened before now

how a text flows to maintain the interest of the reader

a type of subordinate clause that starts with a subordinating conjunction

a type of subordinate clause that starts with a relative pronoun

a type of subordinate clause that can start with a verb in the progressive tense

tells the reader the action is happening now

tells the reader the action will happen in the future

to sum up or conclude the main body of a text

when the writer signs their name at the end of a piece of writing

Primary

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

'How to Train Your Dragon': diary and narrative writing

Choose a lesson (16)