THE DARK by Lemony Snicket

Monday 30th November 2015
To describe The Dark.
WALT
must
must
should
could
I can use capital
letters and full stops
I can use adjectives to
describe The Dark.
I can use verbs and
adverbs to describe
what The Dark is
doing.
I can use similes to
improve my
descriptions of The
Dark.

Can you describe The Dark?

SPaG
The power of 3

Monday 30th November 2015
To use speech marks.
WALT
must
must
should
should
could
I can use capital
letters and full
stops.
I can use
interesting words
for said.
I can use speech
marks around the
words that are
spoken.
I can use adverbs
to describe how a
character is
saying things.
I can write longer
sentences using –
until, while, when,
because, so .

What do you think Laszlo would say when he saw the dark?

In the
basement?
In the basement?
Laszlo nervously.
asked said
Come
closer.
Come closer, whispered said the
dark quietly.
“ ” “ ”

The Dark

Monday 30 th November 2015
To order the events of a story.
WALT
must must should
I can use capital
letters and full
stops
I can use
descriptive verbs
and adverbs.
I can use 3
adjectives, phrases
or sentences.
should
I can start
sentences in
different ways –
when, where, how
could
I can write longer
sentences using – until,
while, when, because,
so

The Dark – story map

SPaG
Sentence Starters
the dark went out and spread itself
against the windows and doors of Laszlo’s house.
the dark would be back in the
basement where it belonged.
Laszlo came closer.
the house.
At night
was the biggest window in
In the morning Bravely In the living room

Sentence starters
conjunctions
One night
The next morning
In the bottom drawer
In the morning
By the time Laszlo
got back into bed
because
so
but
In Laszlo’s living room
In the basement
while
Carefully
Bravely
Anxiously
Nervously
until
although

The Dark – story map
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Monday 30 th November 2015
To write a story about The Dark.
WALT
must must should
I can use capital
letters and full
stops
I can use
descriptive verbs
and adverbs.
I can use 3
adjectives, phrases
or sentences.
should
I can start
sentences in
different ways –
when, where, how
could
I can write longer
sentences using – until,
while, when, because,
so