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{ Creative Writing – Year 7 LO: to work on exam strategies for the creative writing question
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Step one: Read the question carefully Is it a description?Or a story?
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Step two: Make a plan Brainstorm Plan using a clear structure OR What is going to happen? Which things are you going to describe?
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Step three: Write down some phrases you could use. Triadic structures Exciting adjectives Things your character might say A few different words for ‘walk’ and ‘say’ Similes, metaphors or personification Alliteration
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Step four: Start writing! Remember to include Action – what people do Dialogue – what people say Description – what people or places look like Ambitious punctuation Clear paragraphs Accurate spelling and grammar
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Step five: Proofread Check for: Handwriting: can all your words be read and understood? Spelling: have you missed off any letters? Grammar: Have you checked this as best you can? Punctuation: Have you missed any commas, full stops or capital letters? Paragraphing: Are these clear? Exciting words: could any of your words be changed to something more exciting?
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Timing 1.Read the question – 2.Make a plan – 3.Write down some phrases – 4.Write the answer – 5.Proofread -
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Now try this practice question Write a short story with the title: ‘A Walk in the Forest’
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Prep: write a short story which includes the words ‘As I looked at her, I knew’.
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