a transition in a story to an earlier time in the life of one or more characters

when two or more words close by to each other start with the same consonant

use of letters 'p', 't', 'k', 'b', 'd' and 'g' to make a harsh sound; unlike alliteration, these letters don’t have to be found at the start of a word

the tools a writer uses to create their work; flashback, alliteration and plosives are all examples of methods

Writing a full narrative piece using the five part narrative structure

English

Bruegel's Landscape with the Fall of Icarus: how the myth inspired the painting

Exploring William Carlos Williams’s poem ‘Landscape with the fall of Icarus’

Exploring W.H. Auden's poem 'Musée des Beaux Arts'

Exploring William Carlos Williams's poem 'The Hunters in the Snow'

Exploring Walter de la Mare's poem 'Brueghel's Winter'

Comparing poems: 'Brueghel's Winter' and 'The Hunters in the Snow'

Alfred, Lord Tennyson's 'The Lady of Shalott': understanding the ballad

Symbolism in Alfred, Lord Tennyson's ‘The Lady of Shalott’

Exploring enjambment in Alfred, Lord Tennyson's ‘The Lady of Shalott’

Descriptive writing using Lord Tennyson's 'The Lady of Shalott' as stimulus

Effective sensory language using ‘The Execution of Lady Jane Grey’ as stimulus

Third person omniscient writing: ‘The Execution of Lady Jane Grey’ as stimulus

Writing a full descriptive piece: ‘The Execution of Lady Jane Grey' as stimulus

Reviewing and refining descriptive writing: alliteration, plosives and sibilance

Natasha Bowen's ‘Skin of the Sea’: understanding the extract

Writing inspired by ‘Skin of the Sea’: varying sentence types to create rhythm

Use of flashback in Natasha Bowen's 'Skin of the Sea'

Geoffrey Chaucer's ‘The Canterbury Tales’: compelling characterisation

Creating convincing characters using ‘The Canterbury Tales’ as stimulus

Pat Barker's 'The Silence of the Girls': understanding the extract

Madeline Miller's 'The Song of Achilles': understanding the extract

Comparative paragraphs: 'The Silence of the Girls' and 'The Song of Achilles'

Hanan Al-Shaykh's ‘The Fisherman and the Jinni’: understanding the story

Exploring the theme of power in Hanan Al-Shaykh's ‘One Thousand and One Nights’

The five part narrative structure

Planning a narrative using the five part narrative structure

Improving and proofreading a piece of narrative writing

In 'Myths and Legends Re-Told', pupils explore how they can alter traditional stories to convey modern ideas and morals. In 'Animal Farm: the Pigs and Power', pupils learn about Orwell's allegory and understand how he uses an apparently simple fairy story to convey a political message. 

In 'Step Into the Unknown', pupils look at the ways in which famous children's writers create convincing settings, particularly through descriptions of windows and doors. In 'Myths and Legends Re-Told', pupils take inspiration from the ways in which writers and poets use powerful imagery and symbolism, to inspire their own writing. 

In this unit, pupils read and explore a range of text types in connection to classical myths and legends. They first look at poetry before doing some descriptive writing inspired by poetry and paintings. They then explore Chaucer and modern retellings of myths to inspire their narrative writing.

Myths, legends and stories that inspire

Depiction or discussion of distress or humiliation e.g. bullying.

Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Simidele shivered in the sea's icy water.

Briseis couldn't see Achilles, yet she could hear him.

The fisherman broke into a blistering sweat, barely able to stand upright.

The pilgrims were all making their way to Canterbury.

The ship's canon blasted its ammunition loudly.

Which sentence uses alliteration? ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire')

The fisherman was dejected that he had been made rich and escaped death.

The executioner looked deject when faced with hurting Jane.

Simidele could hear dejected crying from the ship of enslaved people.

Shahrazad refused to feel dejected despite facing the possibility of death.

The jinni felt dejected because now he could enjoy his freedom.

Which sentences use dejected (or a form of it) correctly? ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire').

by having a character summarise what happened

by introducing new ideas and characters so readers can imagine a new story

by repeating selected words or phrases from your first paragraph

by creating an exposition that establishes your characters and settings

When writing a narrative piece, how can you create a sense of finality in the resolution of your writing? ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire')

{{ }} is when two or more words close by start with the same letter or sound ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire').

The five part narrative structure is made up of exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and {{ }} ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire').

{{ }} is the use of letters 'p', 't', 'k', 'b', 'd' and 'g' to make a harsh sound ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire').

when two or more words start with the same letter

letters 'p', 't', 'k', 'b', 'd' and 'g' used to make a harsh sound

a transition to an earlier time in the life of one or more characters

Match these methods to their definitions ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire').

The blindfold was taught and tight against Jane's head. 

Simidele gripped the rope to her side, crushing her hips.

Which sentences use plosives? ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire')

Patroclus whooped and yelled as Achilles won the race.

"Crash!" the ship bashed into the ocean's waves.

Shahrazad took a deep breath and started her next tale.

King Shahrayar was determined to kill Shahrazad.

exposition, climax, rising action, resolution, falling action

rising action, falling action, exposition, climax, resolution

rising action, climax, falling action, exposition, resolution

climax, rising action, falling action, resolution, exposition

exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

Which puts the five part narrative structure in the correct order? ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire')

It starts with the climax of your story to hook the reader.

Each section equals one paragraph in your story.

Each section requires the same number of paragraphs.

The rising action is where you include a flashback.

It is a way of structuring a convincing narrative.

What is true of the five part narrative structure? ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire')

The five part narrative structure is made up of {{ }}, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire').

Writing a full narrative piece using the five part narrative structure

Lesson outcome

Content guidance