the term used for a person speaking out loud in a text

high-level language in writing that meets the text's purpose

how a text is written to keep the reader engaged

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

Writing part 2 of the climax of 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'

English

Reading the build-up in 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'

Understanding Lila's feelings in the build-up of 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'

Planning part 1 of the build-up of 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'

Writing part 1 of the build-up in 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'

Planning part 2 of the build-up of the 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'

Writing part 2 of the build-up in 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'

Reading the climax of 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'

Planning part 1 of the climax of  'The Firework Maker's Daughter'

Writing part 1 of the climax of 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'

Planning part 2 of the climax of 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'

Using speech in the climax of 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'

In this unit, pupils used complex sentences with certain subordinating conjunctions. In 'The Jabberwocky', pupils will use a wider range of subordinating conjunctions in complex sentences.

In the 'The Iron Man' unit, pupils learned how to punctuate direct speech in narrative writing. In this unit, pupils will develop the skill of writing speech, including using adverbs to describe the speech in further detail.

In this unit, pupils develop their ability to summarise key events from the text, exploring Lila's feelings in the build-up to these. Pupils plan and write both the build-up and the climax of the story, focusing on developing their use of complex sentences, precise vocabulary and speech.

'The Firework Maker's Daughter': reading and narrative writing

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

True or false? When writing a dialogue in a narrative, you only need to write the direct speech.

a sentence made of just one main clause with just one idea

a sentence formed of two main clauses and a joining word

Match the sentence types to their definition.

True or false? The adverbial clause always comes before the main clause in an adverbial complex sentence.

Match the subordinating conjunction to its meaning/purpose.

How can you convey a character's emotions through direct speech?

Finish the sentence. When writing speech between two characters in a narrative, it forms...

Which piece of punctuation encloses direct speech?

What is the name of the clause that tells the reader who said the speech?

Which of the following pieces of punctuation come at the end of the direct speech before it is closed with inverted commas?

exclamation mark, question mark, or comma

Order the following to show the punctuation rules for direct speech.

Start speech for a new character on a new line.

How do you indicate that a new character is speaking?

Starter Quiz