Today you will use the videos below to complete a BIG WRITE.

• Think about the genres of writing you could complete based on the videos.
• Choose 1 genre and your plan your writing.
• Write a structured and engaging draft with lots of powerful language.
• Proofread and revise your draft.
• Publish your work.

Today we are going to watch a short narrative film. We will then use the film to unpack a seed for a narrative story. Later in the week we will write our own descriptive narrative based on the film.

Remember a narrative is a descriptive piece of writing that must a setting at least one character. A narrative should always be written in paragraphs and should include an orientation, problem and solution.

After spending the last five writing sessions focusing on persuasive writing, today we are going to unpack a new seed for a narrative text and attempt to write an engaging and structured story that entertains readers.

Think about the narrative writing structure and what type of descriptive language that can be used to make your writing more interesting.

Remember to use the narrative checklist and the hamburger model to successfully write your story.

Today we are going to complete a timed writing task. Our goal is to write a structured narrative that is engaging.

To do this, we will need to plan our narrative 5-10mins. We will then write our drafts, ensuring we use descriptive language and have a beginning, middle and end that is written in paragraphs. We will use the checklist to help us make sure we include everything in our narratives.

To help us use descriptive language we can do the following:

• Use adjectives in front of nouns (example: long grass)
• Use synonyms to replace boring words (examples: ran > bolted, big > massive, scared > petrified, looked > peered)
• Use emotive words to explain how characters are feeling (example: Billy was exhausted)
• Try and use a simile (The dog bolted away like a sprinting cheetah chasing its petrified prey)

Also think about your spelling by carefully sounding words out… think about how many syllables are in the word and make sure you included the correct sounds when trying to spell a word that is difficult.

Your writing prompt for today is…

Today you are going to use the writing prompt to unpack a very descriptive seed on ‘What a Mess!’

• Unpack an interesting problem > describe what the problem is going to be.
• Describe the setting (where, when, sounds, looks like, etc)
• Characters > Who are the characters? Describe the characters (traits and emotions).
• Unpack a solution to the problem. Describe the solution and try and finish the story with something interesting.
• Use descriptive language (adjectives, similes, synonyms and emotive words)
• Carefully sound words out to ensure you are making sensible spelling mistakes.

Today you are going to complete a short descriptive piece of writing…

Firstly, you will begin by unpacking a senses seed (write down what you see, feel, hear and smell) on the image of the pizza and wood-fire oven.

Secondly, you will complete a draft by using the following sentence starters. Try to use lots of descriptive words to make your writing sound more powerful.

As I …….

I can hear the ……

I feel the ………

I wonder ……

The smell …….

I finally see ……

Today you are going to use this amazing video to unpack a senses seed. Watch the seed very carefully and imagine you are the iguana being chased by snakes.

Once you have completed the seed, you will begin a descriptive piece of writing about the video.