Open the envelope for mission objectives:

1. Objectives: • Follow the raid icons to get help for your mission; • Investigate different genres and the features of genres; • Explore how emotions can be shown in writing; • Analyse story sequence and narrative elements; • Prepare a basic narrative for your graphic novel using RAID intelligence. Open the envelope for mission objectives:

2. Western Horror Fairy Tale Crime Science Fiction Click on a button to match up to the genre “the door creaked” spaceship saloon police station hero alien chase castle dungeon clues gunfight “check it for fingerprints” battle cowboy quest “in a magical land…” “Howdie partner” suspects “Commence warp factor” ghost

3. language locations events character What links each colour? reveal “the door creaked” spaceship saloon police station hero alien chase castle dungeon clues gunfight “check it for fingerprints” battle cowboy quest “in a magical land…” “Howdie partner” suspects “Commence warp factor” ghost

4. language locations events character

5. Anger Excitement Fear Nervousness Anger Excitement Fear Nervousness Emoti-click 4 of the best - which phrases best show the emotion? His face slowly turned red She paced around the room His hands balled into fists He breathed heavily She checked her watch She tapped her fingers on the desk She jumped up and down Her eyes narrowed into slits Her eyes lit up like fireworks He checked his watch A huge smile spread across her face Her heart was thumping inside her chest She gasped out loud His hands were shaking His face turned pale

6. Resolution: How does the story end – tie up the loose ends, finish with a twist, or happily ever after? Characterisation: Give a better sense of character by describing how they feel or their past Setting the scene: Describe time and place to give a sense of scene – use the five senses to describe Crisis: This builds up the suspense in a story…when things get to boiling point! Problem: This is when a challenge or problem happens which makes things difficult for the main character. Development: This is when you develop a part of a plot which gets the story going. Click the square that matches up to the part of story It was a cold day at Black Rock. The light was turning darker and the wind was raw and merciless…. It was all over. The ordeal had been... He thought about the time when he first came here. The sun was out and his girlfriend threw bits of sand… The figure in the distance stopped and pointed in his direction. Another joined him, pulling out an… He could almost feel the man’s breathing upon him as he hid in the shadows… He could almost feel the man’s breathing upon him as he hid in the shadows… The tide was coming in very quickly and he knew he would be trapped if he didn’t head for the… Click for story part

7. POP! It was a cold day at Black Rock. The light was turning darker and the wind was raw and merciless…. Timer

8. POP! It was all over. The ordeal had been… Timer

9. POP! He thought about the time when he first came here. The sun was out and his girlfriend threw bits of sand… Timer

10. POP! The figure in the distance stopped and pointed in his direction. Another joined him, pulling out an… Timer

11. POP! He could almost feel the man’s breathing upon him as he hid in the shadows… Timer

12. POP! The tide was coming in very quickly and he knew he would be trapped if he didn’t head for the… Timer

13. End mission: • Create a narrative story in a genre of your choice; • Structure the story into the six main elements; • Employ the skill of showing rather than telling in your story. • Remember to choose a storyline that will suit a comic or graphic novel.