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English
'Lucky Dip': narrative writing
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The opening is the first section of a story.
True ✓
False
Which of the following should be introduced in the opening?
the setting ✓
the main characters ✓
all the smaller characters
What is the setting for 'Lucky Dip'?
a farm
a park
the seaside ✓
a school
A writer should try to include ambitious vocabulary from their plan.
True ✓
False
Put these key moments from the opening in the correct order.
1
⇔
Emily arrives at the seaside.
2
⇔
Emily and her grandprents walk on the pier.
3
⇔
Emily sees the arcade and walks towards it.
We will use lots of expanded noun phrases in our opening. Which of these is an example of an expanded noun phrase?
beach
sandy beach
vast, sandy beach ✓
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