Narrative Purpose: Narratives entertain, engage, amuse, interest and intrigue readers by telling real or imagined experiences. They might also explain, inform or instruct. Unlocking literacy: keys to success 05:096 Thomas was bored. His mother was planting tomatoes in the back garden, and Daisy, the dog, was snoring loudly underneath the kitchen table. He had no one to play with and nothing to do. Suddenly he felt very hungry. He opened the pantry and looked inside. He spotted a box of chocolates on the top shelf. ‘Problem number one,’ he thought,“is how to get at it?” After dragging the stool across the kitchen floor, climbing up, reaching high with arms outstretched, he still couldn’t grab it. He ran to get the broom. He climbed up on to the stool, held the broom high and balanced carefully as he poked it towards the top shelf. He watched in horror as the broom knocked other things off leaving the chocolates sitting alone on the shelf. Glancing down, he saw the tomato sauce sliding out of its bottle and spraying on to the floor.The lid flew off a canister of raisins and a packet of biscuits split open. When they hit the floor it looked like the flies were feasting on a forgotten barbecue. As he picked up the containers, he wondered how he was going to clean up the mess. At that moment Daisy sprang into action. She crunched up the biscuits, slurped up the sauce and swallowed the raisins. In just a few seconds the floor was spotless. Thomas turned to see his mother watching her hands at the kitchen sink.‘Would you like hamburgers for lunch?’ she asked. ‘I think I’ve lost my appetite.’ said Thomas slowly. Language features Uses past tense e.g. opened, spotted, thought Uses conjunctions e.g. after, as Uses descriptive language e.g. watched in horror, chocolates sitting alone Writes in the third person e.g. He, she (Can be written in the first person e.g. I, we) Uses dialogue e.g. I think I’ve lost my appetite Is Thomas in trouble? Traditional narratives include folktales, fairy tales, fables, myths and legends while modern narratives includes fantasy, realistic fiction, adventure, mystery and horror stories. Narratives are used in picture books, simple short stories and longer stories with complicated plots. Some narrative features might also be found in spoken stories, cartoons, comics and feature films. Text organisation Introduction (orientation) - characters (who? what?) - setting (where?) - time (when?) Series of events which lead to a problem (complication). The problem relates to the characters or events Solution (resolution) The resolution explains how the problem is solved. (Why?)
NarrativePurpose: Narratives entertain, engage, amuse, interest and intrigue readers by telling realor imagined experiences. They might also explain, inform or instruct.
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Thomas was bored. His mother was planting tomatoesin the back garden, and Daisy, the dog, was snoringloudly underneath the kitchen table. He had no one toplay with and nothing to do. Suddenly he felt veryhungry. He opened the pantry and looked inside. Hespotted a box of chocolates on the top shelf. ‘Problemnumber one,’ he thought,“is how to get at it?”
After dragging the stool across the kitchen floor,climbing up, reaching high with arms outstretched, hestill couldn’t grab it. He ran to get the broom. Heclimbed up on to the stool, held the broom high andbalanced carefully as he poked it towards the top shelf.
He watched in horror as the broom knocked otherthings off leaving the chocolates sitting alone on theshelf. Glancing down, he saw the tomato sauce slidingout of its bottle and spraying on to the floor.The lidflew off a canister of raisins and a packet of biscuitssplit open. When they hit the floor it looked like theflies were feasting on a forgotten barbecue. As hepicked up the containers, he wondered how he wasgoing to clean up the mess.
At that moment Daisy sprang into action. Shecrunched up the biscuits, slurped up the sauce andswallowed the raisins. In just a few seconds the floorwas spotless.
Thomas turned to see his mother watching her handsat the kitchen sink. ‘Would you like hamburgers forlunch?’ she asked.
‘I think I’ve lost my appetite.’ said Thomas slowly.
Traditional narratives include folktales, fairy tales, fables, myths and legends while modernnarratives includes fantasy, realistic fiction, adventure, mystery and horror stories. Narrativesare used in picture books, simple short stories and longer stories with complicated plots. Somenarrative features might also be found in spoken stories, cartoons, comics and feature films.
Textorganisation
Introduction(orientation)- characters
(who? what?)- setting
(where?)- time (when?)
Series ofevents whichlead to aproblem(complication).The problemrelates to thecharacters orevents
Solution(resolution)The resolutionexplains howthe problem issolved. (Why?)
Small poor family living in a small village/town in a kingdom. Main character 10 year old boy. Just lost his family when the village is attacked. He is told by his dying fatherto let the capitol know about the attack and to expect a attack on the kingdom.
Angus Lloyd
Causes a diversion which wipes out half of the invaders and escapes to hit the road towards the capital.His journey is harsh as he has to camp out over night because it is a week long trip. He encounters various troubles along the way incuding wild animals and strangers. While these obstacles are difficult he remembers his fathers last words.
Angus Lloyd
He finally reaches the gates with hope in his heart. At the gate he encounters a arrogant , overweight guard. This guard thinking he was superior and didn't have time for beggar boys would not let him in. Furious at the guards for not letting him in after the long, perilous journey darts past the slow gaurd. Once inside he finally has a bit of luck. He saw the prince mounting for his daily ride. The prince being kind relayed his message to the king. As a reward the prince employs him as his page.
Angus Lloyd
Angus Lloyd
Narrative Narrative scaffold 2
Characters:
(List the main characters.)
Setting:
(Where did the story take place?)
Problem/s:
(List the problem/s.)
Resolution:
(Was the problem solved? How?)
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Angus Lloyd
Jason the village boy, his father, the prince and the guard
Angus Lloyd
In a variaty of locations: small destroyed village, camp/woods/locations along the journey,capitol.
Angus Lloyd
Angus Lloyd
Angus Lloyd
Angus Lloyd
Invaders, death of family, task of dying father, journey, getting in the capitol
Angus Lloyd
The problems were mostly solved by the boys arrival and message being given. However the problems of the death of his family and the invaders weren't solved by a ten year old boy.
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Narrative Narrative scaffold 3
Description
Who?
What?
Where?
When?
Event 1
Event 2
Event 3
Event 4
Resolution
Angus Lloyd
Next to a small campfire the boys wakes up alone and cold thinking back about yesterday and how he came to be there.
Angus Lloyd
He wakes up having slept in seeing his family working outside. Knowing it was his birthday he would get the day off. Dozing in and out he suddenly woke up with men in black cloaks outside. He waited till the noise had passed and went outside his family lay dead on the ground. Except his father who was badly injured but not dead. In terrrible pain he whispered: go to the capitol, tell someone important about this. The whole nation could depend on it
Angus Lloyd
He creates a distraction to get out of the city. He goes into the tavern gets oil and pours it around the sleeping strangers. He then lights it and runs away as the village burns to the ground
Angus Lloyd
Angus Lloyd
He travels to the city encountering weird strangers and dangerous animals. . He travels the next day. That night he encounters wolves. He climbs up a tree to get away. He sleeps in a fork of a tree overnight. The next day travelling he passing a child and a father who pick pocket him. Fortunately he has no money.
Angus Lloyd
He reaches the gates where he is met by a arrogant guard. After his journey his clothes were dirty and he smelt. The gaurd thought he was a begger boy and that he was far more superior than him and didn't let him through. He darts through because the guard is fat and slow.
Angus Lloyd
Now inside he has a bit of luck. He comes across the prince outsid the palace mounting his horse to go on his daily ride. He goes up to him. The guards hold him back, but the prince being a fair, kind man listens too him. He tells his tale to the prince. He believes him because a fire was spotted. Even so to make the king beleive they sent soldiers on their fastest horse to check. Sure enough days later they arrived back and confirmed what was said. They then readied themselves for war and when they attacked they won. He thens bcomes the princes page for a reward.
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Setting Narrative scaffold 4
Where does the What does the place look like?story take place?
CharactersWhat are their names? What do they look like?
Plot (story outline)How does the What is the main event How is thestory begin? or problem? problem solved?
Angus Lloyd
Small village
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Forest/road
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Capitol
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Angus Lloyd
He could feel the sway of the trees and smell the moist inhabited smell of the undergrowth
Angus Lloyd
Busy people bustled around, and he could smell the fresh food of the stall.
Angus Lloyd
He felt the slight breeze and the warmth of the bed in which he lay
Angus Lloyd
Angus Lloyd
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Jason
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Skinny average boy average height
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The guard
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Fat ,arrogant with sandy hair. This guard was well fed and had never seen hardship in his life
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Angus Lloyd
Prince
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Angus Lloyd
Tall and handsome with brilliant blue eyes.
Angus Lloyd
With jason sleeping in a forests near the road
Angus Lloyd
Strange creatures are going to attack the capitol. Jason has to let them know
Angus Lloyd
With Jason reching the capitol and waring the kingdom so they could prepare for a seige.
Parents get killed his fathers last words are to tell someone important about the massacre.
Angus Lloyd
Creates a fire to escape the village
Angus Lloyd
Now on the run to get ot the city before the strangers invade. He hurries to the gate of the capitol where he is met by a gaurd who won't let him in.
Angus Lloyd
He ducks past the guard and sees the prince. He was able to warn the king and when the strangers attacked the cappitol they were defated easily. As a reward Jason was made the princes scribe.
