to read through a piece of written work and correct any errors

Improving and proofreading a piece of narrative writing

English

In 'Myths and Legends Re-Told', pupils explore how they can alter traditional stories to convey modern ideas and morals. In 'Animal Farm: the Pigs and Power', pupils learn about Orwell's allegory and understand how he uses an apparently simple fairy story to convey a political message. 

In 'Step Into the Unknown', pupils look at the ways in which famous children's writers create convincing settings, particularly through descriptions of windows and doors. In 'Myths and Legends Re-Told', pupils take inspiration from the ways in which writers and poets use powerful imagery and symbolism, to inspire their own writing. 

Myths, legends and stories that inspire

Depiction or discussion of distress or humiliation e.g. bullying.

Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

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Achilles was the youngest, fittest and most decrepit athlete there.

The medals looked stunning. They had just been made so were very decrepit.

The athletes were impressive, but the racetrack looked decrepit and unusable.

The crowd was full of young decrepit children and their parents.

Which sentence uses the word 'decrepit' correctly? ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire')

The fisherman hadn't eaten for three days and was beginning to look haggard.

The jinni looked powerful as he haggardly threatened the fisherman.

After spending every night telling stories, she was beginning to look haggard.

The jinni rewarded the fisherman with many haggard and precious jewels.

Which sentences use the word 'haggard', or its forms, correctly? ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire')

Briseis knew her men had lost the war and began to lament their deaths. 

They were happy, entering the city with loud lamentation.

Briseis saw the children playing and considered how much lament they had left.

Achilles uttered a huge battle lament knowing he was about to be victorious.

Which sentence uses the word 'lament', or a form of it, correctly? ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire')

Confused and aching, the miller lay his back. 

He sat surrounded by the blood of the fight.

Proofread each sentence and select which need corrections so they make grammatical sense. ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire')

What is the error in this sentence? "He could here the river." ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire')

Match these words to their definitions. ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire')

the most dramatic or intense moment of the story

In a story which follows the five part narrative structure, what is the focus of the rising action? ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire')

In a story which follows the five part narrative structure, what is the focus of the climax? ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire')

Carefully, he started to prepare his disguise,

Carefully he started to prepare his disguise.

Carefully he, started to prepare his disguise.

Carefully, he started to prepare his disguise.

Carefully he started, to prepare his disguise,

Which sentence is punctuated correctly? ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire')

Swinging his arms to warm up he started, to size up his opponent.

Swinging his arms to warm up, he started to size up his opponent.

Swinging, his arms to warm up he started to size up his opponent.

Swinging his arms to warm up he started to size up his opponent.

Swinging his arms to warm up he started to size up his opponent

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Improving and proofreading a piece of narrative writing

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.