the point in the narrative where the suspense and excitement reach their highest point

the point where the problems in a story are resolved

the background information that existed at a specific period in history

Understanding the structure and historical context of ‘When the Sky Falls’

English

In this unit, pupils write a narrative climax and use it as the stimulus for writing a diary entry from a character's perspective.

In 'A Kind of Spark’: Narrative Writing', pupils finessed writing a build-up and climax with a focus on switching between the past and present tense to highlight a jump in perspective. In this unit, pupils will write a narrative climax and use it as the stimulus for writing a diary entry from a character's perspective.

In this unit, pupils write a narrative climax and a journalistic report based on the text, 'When the Sky Falls', focusing on changing tone and style to meet each outcome's purpose. The journalistic report is based on an event in the novel. These outcomes can be used for KS2 SATS writing.

'When the Sky Falls': narrative and journalistic report writing

the physical abilities of sight, smell, hearing, touch and taste

strong feelings that result from a person's circumstances, mood or relationships with others

Generating ideas for a narrative climax scene in 'When The Sky Falls'

the feeling or atmosphere in a section of text

vocabulary chosen to create a particular impression or to have a particular effect on the reader

Planning a narrative climax scene in 'When The Sky Falls'

details that tell us what a character is experiencing (seeing, hearing, doing, smelling) during a scene

details that tell us what a character is feeling and thinking during a scene

Writing the first half of a narrative climax scene in 'When The Sky Falls'

details that tell us what a character is experiencing (seeing hearing, doing, smelling) during a scene

Writing the second half of a narrative climax scene in 'When The Sky Falls'

a non-fiction text that informs the reader about an event

the part of a narrative where ‘problems’ are resolved

Generating ideas for a journalistic report based on 'When the Sky Falls'

an overview of the main points of a text or of an event

when we write the exact words spoken by someone, enclosed in inverted commas to indicate speech

when we write what someone said without using the exact words they spoke and without using inverted commas

Planning a journalistic report based on 'When The Sky Falls'

the effect created by using serious, factual language

language structures that contribute to text cohesion

Writing the first half of a journalistic report based on 'When The Sky Falls'

Writing the second half of a journalistic report based on 'When The Sky Falls'

a desire to keep developing any skill set

how a text flows to maintain the interest of the reader and achieve text purpose

language structures that develop text cohesion

'When the Sky Falls': narrative and journalistic report writing

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These lessons will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.