the point in the narrative that describes the main action and takes the suspense to its highest point

when you are feeling anxious or excited about what may happen

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

a clause that tells the reader who said the speech and how

punctuation marks used to indicate the beginning and end of direct speech

Writing the climax of 'The Iron Man'

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Sequencing and retelling the story of 'The Iron Man'

Planning the opening of 'The Iron Man'

Writing the opening of 'The Iron Man'

Planning the build-up of 'The Iron Man'

Writing the build-up of 'The Iron Man' (part one)

Writing the build-up of 'The Iron Man' (part two)

Planning the climax of 'The Iron Man'

Planning the resolution of 'The Iron Man'

Writing the resolution of 'The Iron Man'.

'The Jabberwocky: Narrative Writing' - In this unit, pupils learn how to use speech first with inverted commas. In ‘The Jabberwocky’, pupils will learn how to use speech first within complex sentences.

In 'The BFG', pupils learnt to use complex sentences for setting and character descriptions. In this unit, pupils will vary the position of the subordinate clause in a complex sentence.

In this unit, pupils write their own complete narrative version of 'The Iron Man', based on their understanding and exploration of the original text by Ted Hughes from the accompanying reading unit. Pupils write the full narrative arc from opening to build-up, climax and resolution.

'The Iron Man': narrative writing

The hill over the Iron Man was covered in fresh grass.

The ground cracked open and a huge iron hand shot through.

As a family happily picnicked on the hill, they felt the earth shake.

Match each sentence type to the correct example.

shook with rage, determined to destroy him

Put the following examples of 'show and tell' in the correct order to show how the suspense heightens in the climax.

the words a character thinks in their head

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

True or false? You must use the verb 'said' in reporting clauses.

Put the following elements in the correct order to show the punctuation rules for direct speech.

True or false? The climax completely resolves the problem in the story.

The mound over the Iron Man was covered in fresh grass and flowers.

While a family had their picnic one day, the ground beneath them began to shake.

The farmers wanted to respond by calling in armed forces to destroy the Iron Man

Hogarth protested and said he had a different idea.

Put the following events from the climax in chronological order.

Which adjectives would be most appropriate to use to describe the mound over the Iron Man at the beginning of the climax?

Which verbs would be most appropriate to use to describe movements in the moment when the Iron Man appeared out of the ground?

Which 'show and tell' ideas would be most appropriate to use to describe how the people felt when they saw the Iron Man emerge out of the ground?

The mound over the Iron Man was covered in fresh grass.

The ground cracked open and a huge, iron hand appeared.

As the family ate their picnic, they felt the earth begin to tremble.

Writing the climax of 'The Iron Man'

Lesson outcome