Writing Toolkit for Legends by Mr Millar https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie Here is a writing toolkit made from a combination of our discussions in Year 6. Take a look and ask your teacher or classmates if there is anything you are not sure about. en-us 2021-01-26 10:15:05 UTC 2025-10-24 05:43:00 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f9f0.png The Legend of Arinta dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125955529 Taken and adapted from 'The Girl of Ink and Stars' by Kiran Millwood Hargrave.
Published by Chicken House]]> 2021-01-26 10:16:40 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125955529 Boxing up the text dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125962261 o   Opening, build up, dilemma or problem, resolution, TWIST, ending.]]> 2021-01-26 10:18:33 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125962261 Model Text dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125963477 might help you plan]]> 2021-01-26 10:18:55 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125963477 Significant / Important / Interesting dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125964676 make sure the events of your story engage the reader.]]> 2021-01-26 10:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125964676 Opening dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125967053 character and setting, what was life like before???]]> 2021-01-26 10:19:57 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125967053 Problem dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125968156 what happens? Introduce the villain and how do they change things for the MC?]]> 2021-01-26 10:20:19 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125968156 Resolution dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125969938 what does the MC do to fix things? ]]> 2021-01-26 10:20:53 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125969938 Twist dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125971151 Does something unexpected happen?]]> 2021-01-26 10:21:16 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125971151 Ending dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125972492 How has life changed or does it go back to normal? ]]> 2021-01-26 10:21:41 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125972492 Build Up dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125973606 2021-01-26 10:22:01 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125973606 How should we order the information? What information should we include? dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125974702 2021-01-26 10:22:21 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125974702 How will we make our legend flow? dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125977419 2021-01-26 10:23:12 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125977419 connectives and conjunctions dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125978765
  • Are there connectives that lead from one paragraph to the next? 
  • Fronted adverbials? In these days / But one day…
  • Use the reactions of the characters.
    • ]]>     2021-01-26 10:23:35 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125978765     pronouns and synonyms dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125982099 in place of names – eg, he / Yote / the fire demon.]]> 2021-01-26 10:24:38 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125982099 3rd person dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125985438 a story passed down from long ago.]]> 2021-01-26 10:25:34 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125985438 past tense dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125986615 again, long time ago.]]> 2021-01-26 10:25:57 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125986615 Check that it flows dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125988946 2021-01-26 10:26:38 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125988946 Time words and vocabulary (signposts) dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125990023 2021-01-26 10:26:59 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125990023 Paragraphs dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125990467 2021-01-26 10:27:07 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125990467 shades of meaning dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125991910 using more interesting vocabulary ]]> 2021-01-26 10:27:33 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125991910 Include details dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125993036 sentences of three help here – There was no forested border, no forgotten territories, and songbirds sang in every tree. She journeyed underground through a waterfall, drenching herself in the water to protect herself against the flames,  and walked until…]]> 2021-01-26 10:27:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125993036 adjectives and adverbs dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125994732 2021-01-26 10:28:27 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125994732 Using paragraphs effectively dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125996399 some just 1 sentence for emphasis.]]> 2021-01-26 10:28:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1125996399 dialogue dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1126011477 use it wisely /sparingly]]> 2021-01-26 10:33:39 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1126011477 Varying the types of sentences dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1126014059 Simple, compound / complex sentences. ]]> 2021-01-26 10:34:30 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1126014059 unusual details dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1126016355  with clauses and phrases. Eg drenching herself to protect herself from the flames]]> 2021-01-26 10:35:08 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1126016355 Don't miss important info dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1126018552 2021-01-26 10:35:51 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1126018552 conditional sentences dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1126019261 We'll discuss these more]]> 2021-01-26 10:36:04 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1126019261 How will we make our legends sound interesting? dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1126020943 2021-01-26 10:36:37 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1126020943 lists dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1126028576 colons, semi-colons and commas]]> 2021-01-26 10:38:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1126028576 atmosphere dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1126031315 difference between the island and the fire realm. ]]> 2021-01-26 10:39:43 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1126031315 character's reactions dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1126032332
  • such as Yote being proud and sending his fire dogs
  • Arinta was sad.
    • ]]>     2021-01-26 10:40:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1126032332     What do we need to do once we have written our legends? dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1126035157 2021-01-26 10:40:57 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1126035157 Read it out loud dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1126036088 Check that it flows, and that punctuation and grammar is correct. ]]> 2021-01-26 10:41:11 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1126036088 spelling and grammar dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1126038289 correct any spelling or grammar mistakes]]> 2021-01-26 10:41:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1126038289 Nothing missing dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1126039957 Check that you explained everything – that the reader isn’t left with loose plot threads.]]> 2021-01-26 10:42:27 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1126039957 Revise dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1126041025 make it better – improve vocabulary and ideas.]]> 2021-01-26 10:42:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1126041025 Is it interesting and engaging? dmillar5 https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1126042572 2021-01-26 10:43:14 UTC https://padlet.com/dmillar5/lrov2krpxr8upmie/wish/1126042572