Planning the opening of a narrative based on 'Jabberwocky'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can plan the opening of a narrative based on ‘Jabberwocky’.
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.
Teacher tip
Re-read the opening several times so that pupils are clear about which moments of 'Jabberwocky' are in the opening. Spend time discussing the conversation between the son and father in order to be able to generate detailed lines of dialogue.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is the setting of 'Jabberwocky'?
Q2.The boy and the Jabberwock are the main __________ in 'Jabberwocky'.
Q3.What is a plan?
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.
a word that describes a noun
a person, place or thing
a word that describes a verb
a doing, being or having word
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.Put the four key moments of the opening in chronological order.
Q4.Which of the following are true about dialogue?
Q5.Which of the following is an example of 'show-not-tell' language?
Q6.Match each word class to its example.
beastly
determinedly
twigs
cascaded
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