Writing the end of the story, building suspense: 'Jack and the Beanstalk'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can write the end of a traditional tale, building suspense.
Key learning points
- Two ideas can be joined using a joining word, 'and'
- Exclamation marks can be used to show surprise, such as when the giant follows Jack down the beanstalk.
- Some adverbs describing how characters may move can be used at the start of a sentence, such as 'quickly'.
- Some adverbials of time build suspense, such as 'suddenly'
- When we start a sentence with an adverb, we call it a fronted adverbial.
Keywords
Adverb - a word that describes or gives more information about a verb, adjective, or other adverbs
Joining word - a word that joins words or ideas
Adjective - describes a noun
Ending - the final part of something, such as a story
Exclamation mark - a punctuation mark used to express strong emotion
Common misconception
Pupils may tick their success criteria without checking and correcting.
When you are modelling your write, continuously refer back to the success criteria yourself. Adapt the success criteria accordingly to help pupils experience success.
Teacher tip
Give your pupils a range of sequencing words and adverbs to choose from for both the oral (Task A) and written (Task B) part of this lesson.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these words are adjectives?
Q2.Which adjectives would you choose to best describe the beanstalk?
Q3.Match the word to the correct word class.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
Q4.Which verb best fills the gap in this sentence: Sneakily, Jack __________ past the sleeping giant.
Q5.What did Jack steal from the giant in the story of 'Jack and the Beanstalk'?
Q6.Which is the only sentence that makes sense?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.When is an exclamation mark used?
Q2.Which sequencing word best fits the gap in this sentence: __________, the giant woke up.
Q3.What was the solution to the problem?
Q4.Identify the adverbs.
Q5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
Q6.Identify the sentence that makes complete sense.
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