Writing the build-up of 'The Iron Man' (part two)
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can write the second paragraph of the build-up of 'The Iron Man'.
Key learning points
- In part two of the build-up, humanity responds angrily to the Iron Man by trapping and burying him.
- There is a contrast between how the farmers and Hogarth feel after the Iron Man is buried.
- The use of precise and ambitious vocabulary supports the building of suspense.
- ‘Show and tell’ can be used to convey emotions and how these intensify and shift.
- Using a range of sentence types supports text flow and helps achieve the text’s purpose.
Keywords
Suspense - when you are feeling anxious or excited about what may happen
'show and tell' - a writing technique for showing a character’s feelings with description of their actions and expressions
Contrast - the comparison of two or more elements that are strikingly different
Common misconception
Children may not notice the subtle shifts in intensity and suspense at different points, e.g. how emotions may have shifted when the farmers waited and the Iron Man didn't arrive.
Ask children to imagine or act out how they would have felt as the farmers at each point to support them in incorporating the appropriate 'show and tell' throughout.
Teacher tip
Ensure children have their plan to support them with their writing. Model and display an example sentence that shows contrast using 'but' for the children to refer to.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is the purpose of the build-up?
Q2.Put the following events in the correct order to show the chronology of events in part two of the build-up.
Q3.What is 'show and tell' language?
Q4.Match each sentence type to the correct definition.
Q5.Match each type of fronted adverbial to the correct example.
Q6.Which of the following coordinating conjunctions is used to show contrast?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the keywords to the correct definitions.
Q2.Which of these linguistic features should you include in a narrative build-up?
Q3.What is a compound sentence?
Q4.Which coordinating conjunction do we use to join two ideas when the two ideas contrast each other?
Q5.What type of sentence is the following? 'As they spotted pieces of chewed metal lying about, they knew it had to be the Iron Man.'
Q6.Select the examples of 'show and tell'.
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