Pupil outcome: I can retell the story of 'Whale Rider'. Key learning points: - 'Whale Rider' tells the story of Paikea and the challenges she faces and overcomes as a young girl in a Maori tribe. - A narrative can be structured into four...

Pupil outcome: I can plan an emotive narrative scene in the climax of 'Whale Rider'. Key learning points: - The purpose of climactic writing is to take the drama to the highest point of tension to evoke emotions in the reader. - A very...

Pupil outcome: I can write the opening of 'Whale Rider'. Key learning points: - The purpose of a narrative opening is to introduce the characters and to describe the setting to the reader. - Using a range of sentence types (simple,...

Pupil outcome: I can plan a narrative scene with direct speech in 'Whale Rider'. Key learning points: - Ambitious vocabulary can be logged on a plan for future use. - Fronted adverbials of time, place and manner indicate when, where and...

Pupil outcome: I can plan precise and ambitious vocabulary for the opening of 'Whale Rider'. Key learning points: - The purpose of the opening is to engage the reader and introduce the setting and characters. - The opening of the story...

Pupil outcome: I can publish the final version of my 'Whale Rider' narrative and I can read it aloud to an audience. Key learning points: - A piece of published writing is the final, best version and should be visually appealing to the...

Pupil outcome: I can edit the opening and build-up of a narrative in 'Whale Rider'. Key learning points: - Editing is the process of making changes to improve our writing. - To edit punctuation, missing or incorrectly used capital...

Pupil outcome: I can write a narrative scene with direct speech in 'Whale Rider'. Key learning points: - The purpose of direct speech in a narrative is to develop characters and advance the plot. - Using a range of sentence types...