when authors create made up stories with characters, places and adventures which did not happen in real life

a genre of fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe

a literary genre that builds suspense and plot for the reader to solve

Engaging with the plot of 'The Viewer'

English

Generating vocabulary to describe a setting in 'The Viewer'

Generating vocabulary to describe a character in 'The Viewer'

Planning the opening of 'The Viewer'

Writing the opening of 'The Viewer'

Planning the build-up of 'The Viewer'

Writing the build-up of 'The Viewer'

Editing the build-up of 'The Viewer'

In 'The Viewer', pupils developed their use of cohesive devices and show-not-tell to convey character. In 'The Highwayman: Narrative Writing', pupils will develop their understanding of how to create atmosphere and engage the reader using figurative language.

In 'How to Train Your Dragon: Narrative Writing', pupils developed their understanding of cohesive devices and how to convey characters' feelings using show-not-tell. In 'The Viewer' pupils will develop these skills further to convey character.

In this unit, pupils use a picture book stimulus to write the opening and build-up of a narrative. They develop their understanding of how to hook a reader through a narrative opening and how to build and maintain tension in a narrative build-up, using cohesive devices and show-not-tell.

'The Viewer': narrative writing

True or false? Fiction is when authors create made up stories with characters, places and adventures which did not happen in real life.

A person, animal, being, creature or thing in a story, is known as a ...

Fill in the blank. A __________ is where or when a story takes place.


The main setting in the opening of 'The Viewer' is a ...

The illustrator of 'The Viewer' is Shaun Tan. What does an illustrator do?

A fiction text is written about things that ...

Which of these is a type of fiction text?

What is the name for the place where a story happens?

What is the name for the people or animals in a story?

The front cover of a book will tell you the ...

The name for the person who drew the pictures in a book is ...

Engaging with the plot of 'The Viewer'

Lesson outcome