Year 2 - English
Writing the opening 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 write the opening of 'Otherwise'.
Key Notes
- An opening will introduce the setting and main characters.
- A descriptive opening will contain expanded noun phrases.
- A descriptive opening will contain adverbs and verbs.
- We can use notes from our plan to form full sentences.
Vocabulary To Learn
- verb: a doing or being word
- adverb: a word that describs a verb
- expanded noun phrase: a group of words with no verb that adds detail to a noun
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may just copy out the words from their plans.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
An opening will introduce the setting and main characters. A descriptive opening will contain expanded noun phrases.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'verb'
a doing or being word.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may just copy out the words from their plans. Correction: Explicitly model reading your plan and turning those notes into full sentences. This will also be modelled in Learning Cycle 1 where the children orally rehearse their sentences.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Editing your climax and a pre-written resolution of the animated story 'Otherwise' Study Guide
- 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
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