Paper 1 - Writing Section

PLACE THESE SKILLS INTO THE RELEVANT AREA Accurate SPaG A Range of vocabulary Language devices like personification, metaphors and similes A range of punctuation Sentence variation for impact Plot/action Lots of characters Dialogue/speech A lot about a little Setting the scene Sensory language Avoiding cliché DESCRIBE NARRATE

Answers WHAT DO YOU NOTICE? DESCRIBE NARRATE Accurate Vocab Punctuation Sentence variety Setting scene Lang devices Sensory Lang Avoiding cliché Plot/action Dialogue/speech Characters A lot about a little WHY WOULD I ADVISE THAT YOU CHOOSE DESCRIBE INSTEAD OF NARRATE?

Avoiding cliché – what does this mean Avoiding cliché – what does this mean? Similes in particular are cliché – if you can’t think of a unique one … don’t do one at all. You can use colours to make your writing more unique too! Look at the next couple of slides and write down some colour adjectives you could steal.

DESCRPTIVE WRITING The picture won’t always have much to go on. You need at least 5 paragraphs. On the image, circle 5 things you could turn into paragraphs. Write the focus of each below. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Write a description suggested by this image

POSSIBLE ANSWER: TREES CAR STREET LIGHT MOON SKY Let’s say you do 5 sentences on 5 things from the image plus a single sentence paragraph for impact… how many lines would this be?

26 sentences….

EXAMPLE Hanging low, the arms of the trees were like human limbs reaching down to grab at me. Isolation. The silent air was interrupted only by the distant humming of far away traffic. Treading tentatively, I tiptoed along the abandoned street. It was a horror movie scene – except with no actors.

Writing to narrate Write a description suggested by this image OR Write a narrative about a person who is isolated

Writing to narrate DRAW A DIAGRAM AND PLOT ON THE RELEVANT POINTS FROM THIS TABLE

ANSWER Climax Narrative hook Rising action Falling action Resolution Introduction to setting and characters Sometimes they ask for a full story, sometimes just the beginning, middle or end.

What are the dangers of choosing narrate? Spending too much time thinking of a plot Spending too much time thinking of characters Trying to cover all of the points on the diagram in just a couple of pages Ending up having simply a list of events/action Ending up having mainly dialogue (speech) Forgetting to describe – not putting in any language devices showcasing your lovely vocabulary Forgetting a range of punctuation and sentence variety as you are too focused on events/plot

The exam board said… They liked ‘cyclical narrative’ where the story started how it ended They liked the stories which were abstract. This meant that you write from the perspective of an object. Maybe you are the abandoned car maybe you are the lamppost? The better stories had very little action and dialogue. Instead they still described the character and setting then had only one thing happen.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Organise the images into chronological order Then a cyclical order Then in an order which has a flashback You may use each picture more than once. 3 4 5 6 7

Chronological / linear narrative Flashback Take student feedback on the different possible narrative structures: chronological / linear; flashback; frame / cyclical. Frame / cyclical narrative

Planning it… P.1 Setting the scene P.2 Describe the character P.3 possibly another character? P.4 small action/slight dialogue P.5 resolution/cyclical narrative