This video outlines elements of a plot to identify the main events of a story.

Pupil outcome: I can compare some well-known fairy tales. Key learning points: - Comparing means exploring similarities and differences about something - Characters, such as heroes and villains, tend to appear in most fairy tales - Some...

Pupil outcome: I can sequence events of a trip and add in fronted adverbials of time. Key learning points: - Recounts are mostly told in chronological or time order - Events in a trip can be placed on a timeline to help remember the...

Pupil outcome: I can answer questions about a trip and add descriptive language. Key learning points: - Answering questions helps us to remember the details of the school trip - Detail can be added to answers using descriptive adjectives...

Pupil outcome: I can choose appropriate adjectives to show the range of Paddington's emotions throughout the story. Key learning points: - A character's emotions can change at different points of the story. - An emotion describes how...

Pupil outcome: I can compare fiction and non-fiction texts. Key learning points: - Fiction books are made up by the author and non-fiction books provide information based on facts. - Fiction books have fictional characters and places and...

Pupil outcome: I can write the end of the story. Key learning points: - The last sequencing word used should show the story is coming to a close, such as 'Last,' or 'Finally,' - The ending of a story usually solves the problem and ends...

Pupil outcome: I can write about something I am responsible for. Key learning points: - Re-reading a story can help to summarise the plot and remember the main events - A theme is a main idea in a story that often tries to teach the...

Pupil outcome: I can link a story to my own feelings and experiences. Key learning points: - Recalling events in the story helps to summarise the most important parts - The actions of a character are what the character does or says -...

Pupil outcome: I can develop my own response to 'The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane’. Key learning points: - Character traits can be explored through the text’s illustrations or words used by the characters. - Different readers may...

Pupil outcome: I can plan an interesting narrative. Key learning points: - When writing a short story, we can condense the traditional narrative arc. - We need to craft for a believable unfolding of events for a short story. - In short...

Pupil outcome: I can use a convincing voice in my narrative writing. Key learning points: - We do not have to get to the resolution of a plot in a short story. - We can manipulate time in our narrative to give it an interesting...

Pupil outcome: I can write an article conclusion. Key learning points: - The final part of an article is called the tail - The tail of an article contains background information, interesting facts and a conclusive tone - A conclusive...

Pupil outcome: I can retrieve answers from the text. Key learning points: - Summarising what we have read can help us to remember and understand a story better. - Skimming and scanning using your finger is a way to retrieve information...

Pupil outcome: I can understand and analyse the opening of 'The Cellist of Sarajevo'. Key learning points: - The theme of hope permeates the opening of 'The Cellist of Sarajevo'. - Galloway uses powerful verbs to describe the weapon's...

Pupil outcome: I can sequence a story and use it to retell. Key learning points: - Retelling a story helps us to remember main events in a story and use storytelling language, such as 'Once upon a time'. - Story mountains sequence the...

Pupil outcome: I can write part of a recount. Key learning points: - Writing about when and where the trip was should come at the beginning of a recount - Explaining why the trip happened can come at the beginning of a recount -...

Pupil outcome: I can explore the characters, setting and plot in the story 'Paddington'. Key learning points: - Stories have a beginning, middle and end. - The Paddington book series is now also told through film and television...

Pupil outcome: I can plan a story using a story mountain. Key learning points: - Retelling a story helps us to remember the main events and use storytelling language, such as 'Once upon a time' - Using storytelling language helps us to...

Pupil outcome: I can sequence a story and use it to retell. Key learning points: - Retelling a story helps to remember the main events and use storytelling language, such as 'Once upon a time,' - Story mountains map out the beginning,...

Pupil outcome: I can write part of a story. Key learning points: - Rehearsing a sentence out loud before writing it helps us to remember it - Reading a sentence back after writing helps to check it makes sense - Every sentence must start...

This is a video entitled “Theme Collage” which models how to determine the theme of a complete literary text.