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Planning the climax and resolution of 'The Happy Prince'

'The Happy Prince': narrative writing and reading

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils write a full narrative based on a rewritten version of the classic 'The Happy Prince'. Pupils write an opening, build-up, climax and resolution, focusing on all parts of the narrative arc in turn and building a full understanding of how each narrative section builds on another.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to plan the climax and resolution of 'The Happy Prince'.

Key Notes

  • When we plan, we log precise and ambitious vocabulary to help paint vivid pictures for our reader with words.
  • Dialogue is the written conversation between two characters or more within a narrative and it moves the story forward.
  • A plan is written in note-form, out of full sentences.
  • The purpose of the climax is to describe the main action and to take the tension and excitement to its highest point.
  • The purpose of the resolution is to resolve a story, tying up its 'loose ends', allowing readers a chance to reflect.

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
  • figurative language: the use of metaphor, simile and personification to paint vivid pictures for the reader
  • dialogue: the written conversation between two characters or more within a narrative

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Pupils may think they can write a narrative by briefly explaining each key moment.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.

When we plan, we log precise and ambitious vocabulary to help paint vivid pictures for our reader with words. Dialogue is the written conversation between two characters or more within a narrative and it moves the story forward.

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: Pupils may think they can write a narrative by briefly explaining each key moment. Correction: It is important we choose a range of adjectives, verbs and adverbs to include in our plan that create a full, descriptive narrative. The reader needs to be able to 'see' the pictures we paint with our words.

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