following the order in which a series of events happened

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

using words to help someone imagine what something is like

a word that describes or gives more information about a verb, adjective, or other adverbs

Retelling 'Jack and the Beanstalk' and using a story mountain

English

In this unit, pupils wrote a fictional narrative with a beginning, middle and end in the past tense. In 'School Trip Recount', pupils will write a personal, non-fiction recount from their own experience with a beginning, middle and end in chronological order. 

In 'Wild', pupils wrote a descriptive narrative using adverbs of time. In this unit, pupils will build on this by writing a fictional narrative including adverbs of time and manner. 

'Jack and the Beanstalk': reading and writing

Jack chopped down the beanstalk with an axe.

Jack sold the cow for some magical beans.

Jack and his mother lived happily every after.

Which of these events happens at the beginning of the story?

Choose the expanded noun phrase that best describes the giant. 

Which word is the **adjective** in this sentence: Jack lived with his lonely mother.

Match the word to the word class from this sentence: Jack took the magical beans.

Stories that are made up or imagined are ...

Which word completes this sentence so that it is in the **past tense**? Jack __________ away from the giant.

Complete this sentence: All stories include a beginning, middle and ...

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Retelling 'Jack and the Beanstalk' and using a story mountain

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.