Planning the opening of 'The Happy Prince'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can plan the opening of ‘The Happy Prince’.
Key learning points
- The purpose of the opening is to engage the reader and introduce the setting and characters.
- When we plan, we log precise and ambitious vocabulary to help paint vivid pictures for our reader.
- Fronted adverbials of time, place and manner are included in a plan to add extra detail about the action.
- Dialogue is the written conversation between two characters or more within a narrative and it moves the story forward.
- Figurative language is used in narrative writing to create vivid pictures for the reader.
Keywords
Plan - a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text
Notes - written out of full sentences
Ambitious vocabulary - high-level language in writing that meets the text purpose
Figurative language - the use of metaphor, simile and personification to paint vivid pictures for the reader
Dialogue - the written conversation between two characters or more within a narrative
Common misconception
Planning needs to be detailed and include full sentences.
Planning should only log key vocabulary and it should be written in note-form using bullet points.
Teacher tip
Re-read the opening several times so that pupils are clear about which moments of 'The Happy Prince' are in the opening. Ensure that pupils can sequence the plot events of the opening orally with confidence.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Fill in the missing word. The prince is the main __________ in 'The Happy Prince'.
Q2.What is a plan?
Q3.What is the main setting in 'The Happy Prince'?
Q4.Which of these is a fronted adverbial followed by?
Q5.What does a full sentence need to include?
Q6.Match the word classes to their definitions.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True or false? A plan should be written in full sentences.
Q2.What are the purposes of the opening of a narrative?
Q3.Fill in the gap: A fronted adverbial of __________ tells the reader when the action in the main idea takes place.
Q4.Order the four key moments of the opening chronologically.
Q5.Which of the following are true about dialogue?
Q6.Which of the following is an example of personification?
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