Year 2 - English
Editing your climax and a pre-written resolution of the animated story 'Otherwise'
'Otherwise': narrative writing
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils write their own version of the short animation 'Otherwise'. Pupils write a narrative opening, build-up and climax, building on their understanding of beginning, middle, end narrative structuring from Year 1. Pupils edit their own writing at the end of the unit.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to edit the climax and resolution of 'Otherwise'.
Key Notes
- Editing is the process of making any changes needed to improve our writing.
- Punctuation is the name for the marks used to make our sentences clearer and easier to read.
- When we edit word choices, we carefully review and make changes to the words in our writing.
- Our choice of adjectives, adverbs and verbs should be precise and descriptive.
Vocabulary To Learn
- editing: the process of making any changes needed to improve our writing
- punctuation: the name for the marks used to make our sentences clearer and easier to read
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may think that they have no errors if they have checked for mistakes in the writing lesson.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Editing is the process of making any changes needed to improve our writing. Punctuation is the name for the marks used to make our sentences clearer and easier to read.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'editing'
the process of making any changes needed to improve our writing.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may think that they have no errors if they have checked for mistakes in the writing lesson. Correction: Teach them that editing is a part of the writing process that needs time dedicated to improving the word choices and spotting mistakes.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Generating questions about the characters in the animated story 'Otherwise' Study Guide
- Generating vocabulary to use when writing the story of the animation 'Otherwise' Study Guide
- Planning to write the build-up of the animated story 'Otherwise' Study Guide
- Planning to write the climax of the animated story 'Otherwise' Study Guide
- Planning to write the opening of the animated story 'Otherwise' Study Guide
- Sequencing and retelling the story of the animation 'Otherwise' Study Guide
- Writing the build-up of the animated story 'Otherwise' Study Guide
- Writing the climax of the animated story 'Otherwise' Study Guide
- Writing the opening of the animated story 'Otherwise' Study Guide
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