Writing the beginning of the story: 'The Magic Porridge Pot'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can write the beginning of the story.
Key learning points
- Every sentence must start with a capital letter and end with a full stop
- The beginning of a story introduces the main characters, setting and plot
- Word banks can be used to find key vocabulary or words that may be difficult to spell, such as 'cottage' or 'magical'
- Rehearsing a sentence out loud before writing it helps us to remember it
- Reading a sentence back after writing helps to check it makes sense
Keywords
Character - a person or an animal in a story
Setting - where the story takes place
Plot - what happens in the story
Beginning - the start of something
Adjective - describes a noun
Common misconception
Children may struggle to generate individual sentences per event.
Refer to the story mountain that the children made in a previous lesson and make that available. When retelling and reading the story, refer back to the model story mountain. Explain that each picture is one sentence.
Teacher tip
Provide pupils with images from the story and word banks for people, places and things. Add adjectives that the pupils have generated throughout the unit.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the word to its word class.
Jin
pot
kind
Q2.Identify the adjectives.
Q3.Finish this sentence. All sentences begin with a ...
Q4.Identify the nouns.
Q5.Which of these are sequencing words?
Q6.Order these events that take place in the story 'The Magic Porridge Pot'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Correct the spelling of the word in bold in this sentence: Wuns upon a time, there lived a little girl called Jin.
Q2.Correct the spelling and punctuation of the word in bold in this sentence: hte forest was lush.
Q3.Identify the adjective in this sentence: She met a mysterious woman.
Q4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
Q5.Match the word to its definition.
a naming word of a person, place or thing
the upper case formation of a letter
a punctuation mark at the end of a sentence
describes a noun
Q6.Which sentence makes complete sense?
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The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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