1. Lesson 3 Writing a ghost story Writing to: Imagine, Explore, Entertain
Year 9

2. Objective:
To write an effective and well plotted ghost story

3. Starter
Peer review
Read your partner’s opening paragraph and give them some CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK.
Do they have an effective opening sentence?
Does the opening paragraph ‘grip’ and ‘hook’ the reader?

4. Writing Criteria for your ghost story:
1. Sentence structure, punctuation and text organisation
Vary your sentences for clarity, purpose and effect
2. Composition and effect
Write imaginative, interesting and thoughtful texts
3. Spelling
Ensure that your spelling of simple and polysyllabic words is usually accurate.

5. Narrative Sequence of your ghost story:
Introduction – setting and characters
Development – How does the story develop?
Crisis – What happens?
Resolution or cliff hanger?

6. Language devices we can use:
Use of senses: Touch, taste, sight, sound, smell
Use of adjectives and adverbs
Colours used to describe
Powerful verbs
Variety of sentence length
Alliteration and onomatopoeia
Imagery (simile; metaphor; personification)

7. Think about your word choice
Use a Thesaurus!

8. FEEDBACK