Planning the climax

English - The Jabberwocky - Narrative Writing

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Miss Rodda-Winden

In this lesson, you will need:

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Exercise book or paper

Pencil

Climax vocabulary

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Intro quiz

Recap previous lessons

Planning the climax

Oral sentence practise

Exit quiz

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Keywords

Narrative is another word for a made-up story

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Nonsense means made-up or not making sense

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The climax in a narrative is the most exciting part. It comes after the complication and before the ending and resolution.

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Graphic organisers are tools that can be used to sort information in a way that is easy to understand and use. Examples of graphic organisers include tables and Venn diagrams

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The word oral relates to the mouth. If we are doing oral sentence practise, we are saying sentences out loud.

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Recap previous lessons

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What have we done so far?

Opening

Complication

Climax

The young man’s father warns him about this dangerous creature, the Jabberwocky.

The young man searches for the Jabberwocky.

The young man fights the Jabberwocky.

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Verse 4 of ‘The Jabberwocky’

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And, as in uffish thought he stood,

The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame

Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,

And burbled as it came!

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Lots of nonsense words!

Lots of known words!

“The Jabberwocky” Lewis Carroll 1871 Out of copyright

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Verse 5 of ‘The Jabberwocky’

One, two! One, two! And through and through

The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!

He left it dead, and with its head

He went galumphing back.

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Lots of nonsense words!

Lots of known words!

“The Jabberwocky” Lewis Carroll 1871 Out of copyright

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Ordering the key events of the climax

• While the young man was wondering what to do next, the Jabberwocky approached him.

• The young man and the Jabberwocky engaged in a ferocious battle. The young man slayed the Jabberwocky, and cut off its head.

• The young man returned home, triumphant.

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Ordering the key events of the climax

• While the young man was wondering what to do next, the Jabberwocky approached him.

• The young man and the Jabberwocky engaged in a ferocious battle. The young man slayed the Jabberwocky, and cut off its head.

• The young man returned home, triumphant.

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Planning the climax

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Draw a table like this

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Key event 1

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Vocabulary

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Vocabulary

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Key event 1

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How did he react?

What had he been doing?

What was it doing?

What did it look like?

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Key event 1

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How did he react?

What had he been doing?

What was it doing?

What did it look like?

• considering his options
• deliberating his next move

• surprised
• caught off guard
• astonished

• crashing through the trees
• galloping
• growling ferociously

• vicious eyes
• teeth gnashing

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Key event 2

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Vocabulary

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Key event 2

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Describe the fight

How did it try to fight back?

How did he win?

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Key event 2

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Describe the fight

How did it try to fight back?

How did he win?

• ruthless battle
• terrifying clash
• violent scuffle

• wielded his ancient sword
• swung his sharp sword
• sliced it’s head off in one blow

• slashed at the young man with its razor sharp claws
• knocked the young man to the ground with its sweeping tail
• tried to snatch the young man up in its deadly jaws

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Key event 3

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Vocabulary

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Key event 3

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How did he move?

How did he feel?

What happened to its head?

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Key event 3

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How did he move?

How did he feel?

What happened to its head?

• marched proudly
• paraded purposefully
• strode across the fields

• beaming smile
• head held high
• glowing with pride

• the triumphant young man presented the head to his father
• the gruesome trophy was put on display to tell all of the young man’s victory

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Oral sentence practise

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Look at your plan for the first key event

Feeling defeated, the young man was deliberating his next move when, suddenly, the Jabberwocky came crashing through the trees towards him.

My turn

Say your sentence out loud

Your turn

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Look at your plan for the second key event

The young man and his foe engaged in a terrifying battle, each one fighting to be victorious.

My turn

Say your sentence out loud

Your turn

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Look at your plan for the third key event

His head held high, he marched home to present the creature’s head to his father.

My turn

Say your sentence out loud

Your turn

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Intro quiz

Recap previous lessons

Planning the climax

Oral sentence practise

Exit quiz

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