Planning the opening of a narrative based on 'Jabberwocky'
I can plan the opening of a narrative based on ‘Jabberwocky’.
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Planning the opening of a narrative based on 'Jabberwocky'
I can plan the opening of a narrative based on ‘Jabberwocky’.
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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 or more characters within a narrative and it moves the story forward.
- Show-not-tell language is a writing technique for showing a character’s feelings to a 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's purpose
Show-not-tell language - a writing technique for showing a character’s feelings by describing their body language and facial expressions
Dialogue - the written conversation between two characters or more within a narrative
Common misconception
Notes in a plan can be written in any order.
The key moments in the opening are written in chronological order. Notes in the plan should be concise and follow this chronological order.
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