Writing to introduce the characters and settings in the story 'Wild'
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Lesson details
Learning outcome
You can write the beginning of a story from the girl's perspective.
Key learning points
- This narrative is told in the past tense.
- This narrative is written from the girl's perspective, using "I", "me" and "my".
- The beginning of a story introduces the main characters, setting and plot.
- Two ideas can be joined using a joining word "and".
- Two adjective sentences describing characters and settings need a comma in between, such as "magical, dark forest".
Keywords
Beginning - the first part of a story, typically introducing main characters, setting and the plot
Character - a person or animal in the story
Setting - where the story takes place
Plot - what happens in the story
Perspective - one particular view of something
Common misconception
Pupils may tick their success criteria without checking and correcting.
Emphasise correcting mistakes to develop a growth mindset and model how you would like them to correct in terms of presentation.
Teacher tip
When writing, make use of your school's SSP to spell and form letters (e.g. rhymes for digraphs or mnemonics for letter formation).
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