a punctuation mark used to list two adjectives or after a fronted adverbial

Writing the beginning of a story, introducing character and setting: 'Jack and the Beanstalk'

English

Exploring the genre of fairy tales in 'Jack and the Beanstalk'

Character description of the giant in 'Jack and the Beanstalk'

Character description of Jack in 'Jack and the Beanstalk'

Thinking from different perspectives: 'Jack and the Beanstalk'

Expressing an opinion about events and themes in ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’

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

Writing the middle, building suspense: 'Jack and the Beanstalk'

Writing the end of the story, building suspense: 'Jack and the Beanstalk'

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

Which of these sequencing phrases might you use at the start of a fairy tale?

Match these words to the correct punctuation.

Identify the joining word in this sentence: The golden harp yelled and the giant woke up.

When might you use an exclamation mark at the end of a sentence?

What should we do before writing a story?

introduces the main characters, setting and plot.

Complete this sentence: The beginning of a story...

Change the verb in this sentence so that it is in the past tense: I **run** to the park.

Identify the noun in this sentence: The shiny, golden harp yelled.

Identify the adjectives in this sentence: The shiny, golden harp yelled.

a naming word for people, places or things

Tick the expanded noun phrase that has the comma in the correct place.

Correct the spelling of the word in bold. The giant **woz** angry.

Starter Quiz

Change the verb in this sentence so that it is in the past tense: I run to the park.