Year 1 - English
Retelling 'Jack and the Beanstalk' and using a story mountain
'Jack and the Beanstalk': reading and writing
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Lesson Summary
You will learn to plan a story using a story mountain.
Key Notes
- Retelling a story helps us to remember the main events and use storytelling language, such as 'Once upon a time'
- Using storytelling language helps us to sequence events and provide a structure
- Story mountains map out the beginning, middle and end
- Powerful adjectives, verbs and adverbs can be added to a story mountain, such as 'enormous', 'crept', 'angrily'
- Story mountains help to plan a story
Vocabulary To Learn
- sequence: following the order in which a series of events happened
- structure: the order of events within a narrative that gives it a coherent and engaging flow
- description: using words to help someone imagine what something is like
- main events: main parts of a story
- adverb: a word that describes or gives more information about a verb, adjective, or other adverbs
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may struggle to generate descriptive language for Task B.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Retelling a story helps us to remember the main events and use storytelling language, such as 'Once upon a time'. Using storytelling language helps us to sequence events and provide a structure.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'sequence'
following the order in which a series of events happened.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may struggle to generate descriptive language for Task B. Correction: Provide pupils with a word bank that includes two columns: expanded noun phrases and verbs. Encourage pupils to pick at least one from each column and add it it to their story mountain.
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