Writing the end of a story: 'The Three Little Pigs'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can write the end of a traditional tale.
Key learning points
- Traditional tales often end happily by finding a solution to a problem.
- Using adjectives, like ‘scorching’, and powerful verbs, like ‘plunged’, help the reader picture the events of a story.
- Exclamation marks can help to express a feeling of shock or surprise.
- The sequencing word ‘Suddenly,’ helps to sequence events and to show something sudden has happened.
Keywords
Sequencing language - a word or words used to sequence or order events
Exclamation mark - a punctuation mark to express strong emotion
Solution - when something, such as a problem, is solved
Common misconception
Pupils may want to end every sentence with an exclamation mark.
Emphasise that exclamation marks show shock or surprise and lose impact if overused. Give pupils a paper exclamation mark to trade in when used, ensuring they use only one in this piece of writing.
Teacher tip
If the pupil has written the whole story, encourage them to read it back from the beginning to the end. You could consider publishing their work by getting them to create and illustrate their own story book.
Equipment
You will need a copy of 'The Three Little Pigs', which is available in the additional materials for this lesson.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Complete the sentence. Most traditional tales end...
Q2.Which of these words are adjectives?
Q3.Which adjectives would you choose to best describe the pigs at the end of the story?
Q4.What did the wolf climb down to try to get to the pigs?
Q5.Which sequencing word might you use for the last event in a story?
Q6.Which is the correctly punctuated sentence?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the punctuation type to its name.
exclamation mark
comma
full stop
Q2.Which sentence makes complete sense?
Q3.When is an exclamation mark used?
Q4.Which sequencing word best fits the gap in this sentence: __________, the pigs had trapped him and he fell into a pot of water!
Q5.What was the solution to the problem?
Q6.Which adjectives could you use to describe the water in the pot?
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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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