Paper 1 writing – short stories

NARRATIVE WRITING QUIZ

WHICH ‘PERSON’ SHOULD YOU WRITE YOUR STORY IN? 1) WHICH ‘PERSON’ SHOULD YOU WRITE YOUR STORY IN? THIRD PERSON (HE / SHE) SECOND PERSON (YOU) FIRST PERSON (I / ME)

HOW LONG SHOULD YOUR STORY’S PLOT BE SET OVER? 2) HOW LONG SHOULD YOUR STORY’S PLOT BE SET OVER? A FEW MINUTES A FEW DAYS TEN YEARS

WHAT ARE THE 4 PARTS OF THE SHORT STORY NARRATIVE? 3) WHAT ARE THE 4 PARTS OF THE SHORT STORY NARRATIVE? B_____________ P_____________ C_________ E_____________

SHOULD YOU INCLUDE DIALOGUE? (CHARACTERS SPEAKING TO EACH OTHER) 4) SHOULD YOU INCLUDE DIALOGUE? (CHARACTERS SPEAKING TO EACH OTHER) YES - BUT ONLY A LITTLE BIT NO YES – LOTS AND LOTS

5) WHAT IS THE WORD COUNT? 500-550 WORDS (2-2.5 PAGES)

WHICH OF THE SENTENCES BELOW IS A ‘SHOW NOT TELL’ SENTENCE? 6) WHICH OF THE SENTENCES BELOW IS A ‘SHOW NOT TELL’ SENTENCE? THE MAN WAS BORED. YESTERDAY I MOVED HOUSE THE MAN YAWNED & LOOKED AT HIS WATCH. 96% OF PEOPLE HATED THE CANTEEN.

DO YOU HAVE TO USE THE TITLE YOU PICK AS THE TITLE ON YOUR PAGE? 7) DO YOU HAVE TO USE THE TITLE YOU PICK AS THE TITLE ON YOUR PAGE? YES NO

WHAT ARE THE 5 PARTS OF SENSORY LANGUAGE? 8) WHAT ARE THE 5 PARTS OF SENSORY LANGUAGE?

WHICH SENTENCE IS THE SIMILE? 9) WHICH SENTENCE IS THE SIMILE? PETER PIPER PEEKED AT THE PIPE. MY FACE WENT AS RED AS A TOMATO. I WOULD RATHER DIE THAN SING LATER. THE FIREWORK FIZZED AND SMASHED.

10) WHICH SENTENCE HAS THE CORRECT PUNCTUATION? REMEMBER ALL THE DIALOGUE AND PUNCTUATION GOES INSIDE THE SPEECH MARKS! “Hello, said the man. “What are you doing? said Fred.” Stop! “shouted the policeman.” “Wait a minute,” said Mark. “Don’t I know you from somewhere?”

WHICH ‘PERSON’ SHOULD YOU WRITE YOUR STORY IN? 1) WHICH ‘PERSON’ SHOULD YOU WRITE YOUR STORY IN? THIRD PERSON (HE / SHE) SECOND PERSON (YOU) FIRST PERSON (I / ME)

FIRST PERSON – “I” EASIER TO WRITE. GOOD FOR PERSONAL ACCOUNTS. MAKES THE WRITING SEEM REAL. GIVES WRITING MORE PACE.

HOW LONG SHOULD YOUR STORY’S PLOT BE SET OVER? 2) HOW LONG SHOULD YOUR STORY’S PLOT BE SET OVER? A FEW MINUTES A FEW DAYS TEN YEARS

Teacher tip! Try to set your story over a short period of time. Maybe even a few minutes. Do not set it over days/weeks/months/years!

YOUR STORY WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE PAST YOUR STORY WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE PAST. EXAMPLES: I WALKED I RAN SHE SAID

WHAT ARE THE 4 PARTS OF THE SHORT STORY NARRATIVE? 3) WHAT ARE THE 4 PARTS OF THE SHORT STORY NARRATIVE? BEGINNING PROBLEM CLIMAX ENDING

Narrative Structure Chart Beginning: setting the scene and introducing the characters. Problem: something happens to complicate the lives of the characters Climax: a decisive moment is reached: matters come to a head; suspense is high. Ending: matters are resolved & some sort of satisfactory end is reached.

SHOULD YOU INCLUDE DIALOGUE? (CHARACTERS SPEAKING TO EACH OTHER) 4) SHOULD YOU INCLUDE DIALOGUE? (CHARACTERS SPEAKING TO EACH OTHER) YES NO YES - BUT ONLY A LITTLE BIT YES – LOTS AND LOTS

5) WHAT IS THE WORD COUNT? 500-550 WORDS (2-2.5 PAGES)

WHICH OF THE SENTENCES BELOW IS A ‘SHOW NOT TELL’ SENTENCE? 6) WHICH OF THE SENTENCES BELOW IS A ‘SHOW NOT TELL’ SENTENCE? THE MAN WAS BORED. YESTERDAY I MOVED HOUSE THE MAN YAWNED & LOOKED AT HIS WATCH. 96% OF PEOPLE HATED THE CANTEEN.

DO YOU HAVE TO USE THE TITLE YOU PICK AS THE TITLE ON YOUR PAGE? 7) DO YOU HAVE TO USE THE TITLE YOU PICK AS THE TITLE ON YOUR PAGE? YES NO

WHAT ARE THE 5 PARTS OF SENSORY LANGUAGE? 8) WHAT ARE THE 5 PARTS OF SENSORY LANGUAGE? Sensory Language

Sensory Language The five senses is a way of creating imagery in the reader’s mind and to make them feel as though they are in the scene.

WHICH SENTENCE IS THE SIMILE? 9) WHICH SENTENCE IS THE SIMILE? PETER PIPER PEEKED AT THE PIPE. MY FACE WENT AS RED AS A TOMATO. I WOULD RATHER DIE THAN SING LATER. THE FIREWORK FIZZED AND SMASHED.

10) WHICH SENTENCE HAS THE CORRECT PUNCTUATION? “Hello, said the man. REMEMBER ALL THE DIALOGUE AND PUNCTUATION GOES INSIDE THE SPEECH MARKS! “Hello, said the man. “What are you doing? said Fred.” Stop! “shouted the policeman.” “Wait a minute,” said Mark. “Don’t I know you from somewhere?”

For a great grade, you will need to... USE THE FIRST PERSON WRITE IN THE PAST TENSE SET YOUR STORY OVER A FEW MINUTES SHOW NOT TELL – DESCRIBE PEOPLE’S ACTIONS. NOT ‘I WAS EXCITED’ Use the 5 senses to describe (1ST PARAGRAPH) YOU NEED TO WRITE 2-2.5 PAGES USE SOME DIALOGUE YOU NEED A START, PROBLEM, CLIMAX ENDING (2 Ps EACH) USE INTERESTING SENTENCE STARTERS