Oral Language A My world


Bring in some objects or photographs from home. These could relate to a special event, time, person or place. Describe each item to the class, including memories and feelings. If you do not have an object of your own, use the pictures provided and create imaginary descriptions, memories and feelings.


Writing Genre – Narrative Writing


The language of a narrative should include: ƒ nouns and pronouns that refer to specific characters, e.g. they, he, Bruno. ƒ first or third person: I, we or he, they, she. ƒ past tense, e.g. roamed, exclaimed. ƒ action verbs, e.g. crept, fluttered. ƒ descriptive adjectives used to create imagery, e.g. sluggish, mystical, hideous. ƒ linking words to show time, e.g. early the next morning, at the same time. ƒ dialogue using direct speech, e.g. “What do you think you’re doing?” shouted the Garda. ƒ verbs showing what was said, thought or felt, e.g. announced, wondered, snapped. ƒ language devices to create imagery, e.g. similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia.


A Review, edit and rewrite your journey narrative.


1. Make sure that your narrative has all of the following: ƒ Setting


ƒ Resolution


3. Rewrite your narrative and include: ƒ An illustration


B Art activity Draw the journey your character takes on a scroll of paper. Add a short description or a piece of dialogue to each illustration.


60


 Series of events – an initiating event and two problems  Narrative language


2. Read over your narrative and edit it for spelling, punctuation and grammar.  An interesting title 4. Check your work using the narrative self-assessment checklist. Greg got a compass for his birthday, which he used to go exploring.


Along the way, he battled lions and saved his sister from crocodile-infested rivers.


He returned home a hero.


N NW W SW S SE NE E


Unit 10 | Narrative 2


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64  |  Page 65  |  Page 66  |  Page 67  |  Page 68  |  Page 69  |  Page 70  |  Page 71  |  Page 72  |  Page 73  |  Page 74  |  Page 75  |  Page 76  |  Page 77  |  Page 78  |  Page 79  |  Page 80  |  Page 81  |  Page 82  |  Page 83  |  Page 84  |  Page 85  |  Page 86  |  Page 87  |  Page 88  |  Page 89  |  Page 90  |  Page 91  |  Page 92  |  Page 93  |  Page 94  |  Page 95  |  Page 96  |  Page 97  |  Page 98  |  Page 99  |  Page 100  |  Page 101  |  Page 102  |  Page 103  |  Page 104  |  Page 105  |  Page 106  |  Page 107  |  Page 108  |  Page 109  |  Page 110  |  Page 111  |  Page 112  |  Page 113  |  Page 114  |  Page 115  |  Page 116  |  Page 117  |  Page 118  |  Page 119  |  Page 120  |  Page 121  |  Page 122  |  Page 123  |  Page 124  |  Page 125  |  Page 126