Describe the main events in the story Where was the novel set? What were the main characters like? Why did you like/ dislike the book? What do you remember most about this book? LO: To examine what makes a successful story. Narrative Writing Feedback Share some of the ideas that you discussed. What makes good creative writing? Strong adjectives Well- structured Varied sentence structure Interesting characters Lots of detail Use of poetic devices Use of connectives Varied sentence openings Can we define these? Strong adjectives Well- structured Varied sentence structure Interesting characters Lots of detail Use of poetic devices Use of connectives Varied sentence openings One of the ways you can be successful in your story writing is by doing the following:
AF5: To vary sentences for clarity, purpose and effect
AF7: To select appropriate and effective vocabulary
Success? Level 5: I can use simple and complex sentences in my writing to make my ideas clear. I regularly use connectives in my work to show the relationship between my ideas. I choose my vocabulary to have an effect on my reader. Level 4: I can use some types of connectives in my writing: e.g. if, when, because. My writing shows some evidence of deliberate vocabulary choices. I try to use new vocabulary to match my topic. Level 6: I can use simple and complex sentences in my writing to show my purpose and achieve an effect on my reader. I can start my sentences with ly and ing words. I choose vocabulary which is generally appropriate to my purpose and audience. Level 7: I use different sentence types to show the purpose of my writing and to achieve my desired effect. I rarely make mistakes. My vocabulary is consistently, often imaginatively, well matched to my purpose and audience. Look at this picture: How would you write a detailed description of what you see here? What about sentences? What can you remember about the different types of sentence structures? Make sure you include: interesting vocabulary, such as adjectives, poetic devices etc. The face of the sea is always changing. Crossed by colours, lights, and moving shadows, sparkling in the sun, mysterious in the twilight, its aspects and its moods vary hour by hour. Type of sentence? Effect? Effect? Effect? Effect? Look at this example Now look at this woman: Can you describe her, using some of the techniques weve looked at? Can you describe these two picture in FOUR sentences? Swap work and peer assess it, using the success criteria from todays lesson. Exit ticket Write an example of the following sentences: