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“I’m sorry I didn’t think it mattered.”

“I’m sorry I didn’t think it mattered.”. It was only a tenner. He forgot my birthday. I didn’t think she’d notice. They weren’t supposed to know. Why shouldn’t I? Which one matters most? Put them in order. “I’m sorry I didn’t think it mattered .” Writing a short story.

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“I’m sorry I didn’t think it mattered.”

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  1. “I’m sorry I didn’t think it mattered.” • It was only a tenner. • He forgot my birthday. • I didn’t think she’d notice. • They weren’t supposed to know. • Why shouldn’t I? • Which one matters most? Put them in order.

  2. “I’m sorry I didn’t think it mattered.”Writing a short story • What does a short story need? • Select the ingredients from the list below. • setting • denouement/ solution • dialogue/ people talking • climax/ high point • description • dilemma/ problem • plot Give reasons for your choices.

  3. “I’m sorry I didn’t think it mattered”Writing a short story • Now put your chosen ingredients in an order you think makes sense. • No plan your ideas around those ingredients. • Setting: an old people’s home • Description: of one particular old lady and her life • Dilemma: She’s senile and doesn’t know how much money she has, so wouldn’t miss a few pounds • Dialogue: Between thief and nurse who discovers the theft • Climax: whether or not the thief will be reported to the police. • Denouement: returning the money with the promise to spend more time with the old lady instead.

  4. AO3ii organise information and ideas into structured and sequenced sentences, paragraphs and whole texts, using a variety of linguistic and structural features to support cohesion and overall coherence • Setting out dialogue: true or false • if a new character speaks, it’s on a new line • if a character speaks they don’t need speech marks • if a character speaks they should have no punctuation in what they say • if a character speaks it should be clear who is speaking and how they’re speaking

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