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Narrative Writing

Narrative Writing . Narrative Writing. Aims: To revisit the teaching sequence from reading to writing; To provide ideas to cover the main aspects of story writing. Activity. What are the key features of narrative text types? Fill in the sheet looking at: Purpose Structure

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Narrative Writing

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  1. Narrative Writing

  2. Narrative Writing Aims: • To revisit the teaching sequence from reading to writing; • To provide ideas to cover the main aspects of story writing.

  3. Activity What are the key features of narrative text types? Fill in the sheet looking at: • Purpose • Structure • Language features • Writer’s knowledge • Story connectives

  4. Reading and responding Analysing texts (reading for writing) Planning and writing The teaching sequence from reading to writing

  5. Problem Resolution Build Up Opening Ending Basics about stories • Structure: Opening Build-up Problem Resolution Ending • Stages of development: Retelling Innovation Invention

  6. Capturing stories • Story Mountain • Story Map • Timeline • Post its • Scene list • Storyboard • Flowchart

  7. Characterisation He came down the road. Simon stormed across the road without looking either way.

  8. What has the author done to build up the character? Coral Ocean stood on the edge of the playground and waited. No one came near. All the other children seemed to be engrossed in their own games. She gazed through railings and pretended to notice something interesting in the distance. Blinking back tears, she roughly rubbed her eyes and hoped that no one would notice. “What’s up?” A tall boy had come across and stood bouncing a ball against the shed. “Clear off!”, snapped Coral, not yet even ready to try. “Keep your hair on”, muttered the boy. He spun round and raced back the playground bouncing his ball as he went. Coral could see him chatting to some other boys and pointing back at her.

  9. Planning your character • Names • Special details • Feelings • Type

  10. Characterisation techniques • What characters say • What characters do • Showing rather than telling

  11. Characterisation through saying and doing Tim walked through the graveyard. He felt very scared. Tim raced through the graveyard, his heart thudding. He paused by a tombstone and peered into the darkness. He could feel his legs shaking. What was that dark shape ahead of him.?

  12. Settings Creating settings: • Think real • Be precise • Time of day • Weather

  13. Liam’s Story Opening Burning like he was on fire Chris ran for shade he was dying to get out of this heat. He had a headache so he dashed for his warm sand-filled towel. When he woke up it felt like he was on a completely different beach but 10 times hotter.

  14. Scary settings checklist • Use short sentences to create tension and make the heart beat quickly • Balance short sentences with longer ones containing detail • Keep the reader wondering • Pick out unusual details to describe the setting, creating atmosphere • Mention dark, or cold • Have the character think aloud, e.g. ‘What was that?’ • Describe the character’s reactions to show how they feel, e.g. His hand gripped the banister till his knuckles turned white.

  15. Different types of setting Rewrite this paragraph, changing the setting to science fiction… Tara walked into the next room. There was a long, silver table down the middle of the room. Pictures of elves, in green and red tunics, hung from the wall as well as a mirror edged with leaves of gold. On the floor lay a carpet woven with flying dragons . . .

  16. time name exclamation question dialogue warning wish scene setter traditional the new arrival dramatic action introducing the monster Openings

  17. Problem Resolution Build Up Opening Ending Paragraphs

  18. Tips for writing endings • Describe, or show, the character’s feelings • Reflect on events and perhaps provide a moral • Look to the future • Revisit where the story began • Comment on what has happened • Show, or comment on, how the character has changed

  19. Beginning: Jo gazed miserably at her breakfast. The fried egg seemed to be staring at her. It had a sneer on its sunny face. She stabbed it with her fork, spilling its eggy blood on to the white plate. Ending: Jo’s mother slid the plate in front of her. Jo glanced at the fried egg, sunny side up, and grinned at her mum. “I’m starving!” she said, picking up her fork and tucking in. “I could eat seven breakfasts!” Showing character change

  20. Time to go home!

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