Topic One (1.1): Adventure: structure, character and setting

Introduction Icon.png Introduction

In this topic, you will explore the importance of English as a subject. You will also begin to explore the typical structure of adventure stories and relate this to your own reading.

Interact Icon.png Working through your course book

  • Read the introduction on pages 8 and 9. It is difficult to define English as a subject but you use it every day. This course will help you develop your skills as a reader, writer and speaker.
  • Read pages 12-13. It is important you understand that genres often have a typical structure such as the example given in the book (The Hero’s Journey).
  • Now you will investigate how a writer builds up expectations of an adventure story through character and setting. Read pages 14-15 and watch the Hobbit trailer Links to an external site..
  • Make notes as you watch on what your expectations will be for this adventure film.
  • It is important to establish characters fully. Writers can do this through many different (and often subtle) ways. Here are some examples: through the way their appearance is described, the way they speak and what they say (dialogue), how they act and behave, what they think, and how other characters view them. Make detailed notes about both Gandalf and Bilbo. The next time you read a book, also look out for this.
  • Before completing the Spag work students are advised to watch the Connectives video and complete the quiz about connectives Links to an external site..

Grammar Icon.png Spelling, punctuation and grammar

Work through pages 49–51 in the Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar workbook to help you write your comparison paragraphs. You will use these in any future essays. If you need any help whilst completing the exercises in the workbook, take a look at the Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Guides (SPG Guides) in the important course resources section.

Quiz Icon.png Quiz

Have a go at the following grammar quiz on the Education Quizzes website.

Sentences (Connectives) 01 Links to an external site.

Interactive Kerboodle Activities

Log onto Kerboodle and complete the following activities for this module:

COMPLETE - Ignite Interviews 1-3  Links to an external site.

COMPLETE - Conjunctions worksheet Links to an external site.

This will help you complete the question 4 on page 13 in your Ignite textbook

Bridge Icon.png Support activity for this topic

For additional support on how to analyse characters in a story, watch this video on character analysis Links to an external site..

Read Icon.png Reading for pleasure

What are you reading at the moment? To complement this topic you may like to try The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. If you've enjoyed a book lately, why not leave a book review for other students?