Year 3 - English
Planning the opening of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon'
'The Man on the Moon': narrative writing
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils write their own version of the short film 'The Man on the Moon'. The unit encourages pupils to build on their understanding of the narrative structure of opening, build-up, climax and resolution. Each section is written with a focus on using certain sentence types.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to plan precise, ambitious vocabulary to help write a narrative opening based on 'The Man on the Moon'.
Key Notes
- The purpose of the opening is to engage the reader and introduce the setting and characters.
- Precise and ambitious vocabulary is logged on a plan for future use.
- Notes should not be written in full sentences and bullet points can be used to make notes clear.
- Show and tell vocabulary describes character emotions in greater detail.
- Fronted adverbials of time and place indicate when and where an action takes place.
Vocabulary To Learn
- 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 adverbial: a sentence starter followed by a comma
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Planning needs to be detailed and include full sentences.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
The purpose of the opening is to engage the reader and introduce the setting and characters. Precise and ambitious vocabulary is logged on a plan for future use.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'plan'
a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Planning needs to be detailed and include full sentences. Correction: Planning should only have key vocabulary and be written in note-form using bullet points.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Developing initial responses to 'The Man on the Moon' Study Guide
- Editing a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon' Study Guide
- Generating ambitious vocabulary for narrative writing Study Guide
- Planning the build-up of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon' Study Guide
- Planning the climax of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon' Study Guide
- Planning the resolution of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon' Study Guide
- Summarising and sequencing the story of 'The Man on the Moon' Study Guide
- Writing the build-up of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon' Study Guide
- Writing the climax of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon' Study Guide
- Writing the opening of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon' Study Guide
- Writing the resolution of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon' Study Guide
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