Planning the climax of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can plan precise, ambitious vocabulary to help write a narrative climax based on 'The Man on the Moon’.
Key learning points
- The purpose of the climax is to give the reader the most dramatic action and increase the tension to its height.
- Precise and ambitious vocabulary is logged in a plan for future use.
- Notes should not be written in full sentences and bullet points can be used to make notes clear.
- Fronted adverbials of time, place and manner indicate when, where and how an action takes place.
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
Fronted adverbials - a sentence starter followed by a comma
Common misconception
Planning needs to be detailed and include full sentences.
Planning should only have key vocabulary and it should be written in note-form using bullet points.
Teacher tip
Re-watch the climax several times so that pupils are clear about which moments of the film are in the climax.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What idea did Lily come up with in the build-up to communicate with the man on the moon?
Q2.Order the sections of a narrative correctly.
Q3.Match the word class to its definition:
Q4.Which of these fronted adverbials would be found in 'The Man on the Moon'?
Q5.Match the word class to its example.
Q6.Fill in the gap: A fronted adverbial is followed by a ...
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Order the events of the climax.
Q2.What would an appropriate adverb be for how Lily came down the stairs on Christmas morning?
Q3.Which is the most appropriate show and tell language for Lily during Christmas morning?
Q4.What would an appropriate verb be for how the man was on the bench?
Q5.What floated towards the man that made him intrigued and excited?
Q6.Match the emotion to the show and tell descriptive language.
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