What can we remember from last lesson?

What is a narrative hook?

What is the narrative hook in Private Peaceful?

• What do we know so far?

• What else would you like to know? What

questions have been left unanswered?
 Past and Present Tense
• Re-write the following sentences in present tense in
your book:

1. I walked to the shops and spent all my money on

sweets.

2. I closed my eyes and dreamt of pretty, pink, fluffy

things dancing in the sky.

3. He towered above me, blocking out all of the light, as

the waves crashed on the shore.
• Learning Objective: to be able to explain the
difference between the past and present
tense.

• To explore the use of tenses for effect in a

text.
• What is the difference between past and
present tense?

• When do we use the past tense?

• When do we use the present tense?

 Reading: to page 26

• Thinking question: what do you notice about

the use of tenses in this chapter?

• Why has the writer done this?

• Look at page 23 and 24.

• How does the tense change during the section

about the school fight?

• What effect does this have?

 Your Task
Can you think of a vivid memory?

A day out somewhere

The best present you have ever received
Your first day at Tockington…?

Talk about it to the person next to you

 My Memory
• Learning Objective: To explore the use of
tenses for effect in a text.

• Starter: Write down your most vivid memories

 The Battle of Boys Versus Girls….

Hands up. No Shouting Out.

If this happens your team will lose a point…

Past or Present Tense?
• Walked
• Sang
• Fought
• Sigh
• Leaving
• Wrestled
• Jump
• Laughing
• Giggled
• Sobbed
 Your task
• Describe your vivid memory.

• You MUST use the present tense like

Morpurgo has in Private Peaceful.
• You SHOULD use specific adjectives to make
your memory easy for the reader to imagine
• You COULD use some other descriptive
techniques to make your writing more
interesting.
 Peer Assessment
• Have they used the present tense?
• Have they used specific adjectives to make
their memory easier for the reader to
imagine?
• Have they used some other descriptive
techniques to make their writing more
interesting?
 Plenary
• What is the difference between past and
present tense?

• When do we use the different tenses?

• What effects can they create in our writing?