The Chronicles of Elvador

L/O: To use words and phrases imaginatively in the final chapter of the
story.
 PREP Activity
Imaginative Similes
• Use your imagination to complete these descriptive similes.

1. The snow covered the roof like…

2. The dwarf crept towards the fortress as quietly as…
3. Clouds, like…, gathered in the sky above Morgoth’s Tower.
4. The fly buzzed against the window with a sound like…
5. Morgoth was furious. His face was like…

6. Quentin was determined; he would be braver than…

7. Suddenly, Treka swooped like…
8. The tower was as heavily guarded as…
 Experimenting with metaphors
• Answer these questions about yourself.
1. If you were animal, what would you be? Explain why.

2. If you were a kind of food, what would you be? Explain why.

3. If you were a kind of weather, what would you be? Explain why.

• Now describe the image below using similes and metaphors.

 Chapter 5
• Queen Zaina instructs Limana
to summon any knights she finds
at Elvador Castle. Two hours
later, Caspian and Arnac arrive.
You explain your plan.

• You and the two knights make

your way to Lord Morgoth’s
tower. You scout the area and
see that the tower is surrounded
by orcs and goblins. Caspian
and Arnac distract the soldiers
whilst you make your way into
the tower for the final battle…
 Main Activity
• Today, you will begin to write Chapter 5: The Final Battle.
Success Criteria
• Describe Lord Morgoth’s tower in detail.
• Explain how you enter the tower.
• Describe the final battle and bring the story to a close.
 Plenary Activity
• Swap what you have written with a partner.
• Has he or she included a simile and/or a metaphor in their writing?
• Can you suggest a simile or a metaphor that they could include in their
final chapter?