'The Man on the Moon': narrative writing
Why this, why now
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.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
- Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
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'The Man on the Moon': narrative writing
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.
12 lessons- Planning the climax of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon'
- Planning the opening of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon'
- Developing initial responses to 'The Man on the Moon'
- Writing the build-up of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon'
- Planning the build-up of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon'
- Generating ambitious vocabulary for narrative writing
- Writing the opening of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon'
- Writing the climax of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon'
- Planning the resolution of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon'
- Summarising and sequencing the story of 'The Man on the Moon'
- Writing the resolution of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon'
- Editing a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon'