Progression and text type supportin NarrativeThe typical
features and conventions of these common narrative fiction text
types areexplained in more detail in the 'About narrative text
types' section:
adventure texts mystery texts science fiction fantasy texts
historical fiction texts contemporary fiction texts dilemma stories
dialogue texts traditional tales.
'Traditional tales' is slightly different to other text types,
as there is more detailedinformation on the specific features (e.g.
themes and characters) and conventionsthese stories generally
follow. It is also broken into four sub-classes: myths,
legends,fairy tales and fables, which each contain further detailed
information.
Following the text type overviews, Achieving progression in
Narrative describes whatprogression might look like, and
illustrates how you can support pupils developmentwithin and
between Key Stages 1 and 2.
Planning for progression across a range of text typesConsider
this brief summary of the benefits to a developing writer
ofexposure to a wide range of text types, and how good planning
canmaximise this. This is part of Support for Writing.
About narrative text typesGet a broad overview of the typical
features of narrative texts, and the rangeof text types that fall
within this category. This is part of Support for Writing.
Adventure Mystery Science fiction Fantasy Historical fiction
Contemporary fiction
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Dilemma stories Dialogue Traditional tales
Achieving progression in NarrativeWhen planning for progression
in Narrative, consider this summary of mainpoints, which you can
use, adapt or combine within any unit of work onnarrative texts.
This is part of Support for Writing.
Key Stage 1 Lower Key Stage 2 Upper Key Stage 2
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progression across a range of text typesAbout narrative text
typesAchieving progression in Narrative
