1. where/were/we’re/wear
Homophones: How many can you think of? Do you know which one to use and when?
there/their/they’re
your/you’re
to/too/two
weather/whether
practice/practise
affect/effect
where/were/we’re/wear

2. Paper 1, Section B: Writing Revision
Thursday 27th May 2010
Paper 1, Section B: Writing Revision
Success criteria:
I understand the criteria by which I will be assessed.
I practice writing skills for the exam.

3. Paper 1, Section B: 1 Hour B1: Descriptive writing.
* Describe a person, place or event.
* No choice of topic.
* 1 side A4.
* minutes.
B2: Narrative Writing.
* Tell a story.
* Choice of titles.
* 1 ½ - 2 sides A4.
* minutes.

4. Descriptive Writing: Criteria
Q: What are the criteria for a successful piece of descriptive writing?
A: * NOT telling a story.
* 3rd person (not “I” or “you”).
* Ability to move from the general to the particular.
* Focused and sustained description.
* Range of descriptive techniques.
* Range of sentence structures and vocabulary.
* Originality.

5. Descriptive Writing: Techniques
Q: What techniques can we use? A:

6. Descriptive Writing Task
Describe the experience of eating the sweet in as much detail as possible using your five senses and other techniques.
This will develop your ability to sustain and develop your descriptions.
You must not include the following words: I
You
Looks
Sounds
Tastes
Feels
Smells

7. Descriptive Writing: People
Q: How do we describe people? A:

8. Characters can be created by:
Giving them names or no name
What they say (dialogue) and how they say it (e.g. adverbs, accent, emotion, vocabulary
Describing appearance (adjectives, similes, metaphors)
Describing what they do (verbs) and how they do it (adverbs)
Showing what their role in the story is (e.g. hero, enemy, friend)
What others say or think about them (dialogue, narration)
Describing how they relate to others (show not tell)
Giving them a past and future

9. Descriptive/Narrative Writing Task
Describe one of the following people in as much detail as possible using our previous techniques.
This is also excellent practice for characterisation in your story.
Don’t just describe their appearance, describe actions etc in order to create a realistic character with a personality.
Use show not tell where possible.

11. Narrative Writing: Criteria
Q: What are the criteria for a successful piece of narrative writing?
A: * Structured plot
* Tension / suspense / interest
* Well developed characters
* Focused, sustained logical story
* Use of descriptive techniques.
* Range of sentence structures and vocabulary.
* Originality.

13. Narrative Writing: Structure
B – Beginning. Set the scene. Use descriptive techniques.
I – Introduce main character. Describe them using show-not-tell.
G – Gather pace. Make something happen!
C – Conflict. Create a problem. Dialogue?
A – Adjustment. What has changed?
R – Resolution. What happens in the end? Make it satisfying!

14. Narrative Writing: Structure & Development
Plot the following story plan onto the graph.
What elements are missing?
How could you change the structure of this story to make it more effective?
A Memorable Day
My dad took me to the Millennium Stadium to see Wales play England at rugby. The singing was brilliant. Wales lost. We went for a curry on the way home.

15. Narrative Writing: Effective Openings
Q How do we begin a story?
A. Use a narrative hook to draw readers in!
Begin with one of the following hooks:
Direct speech – straight into the action
Vivid sense or atmospheric description
Question – they want to know the answer
Direct address – talk to the reader
Flashback – start at the end (tense changes)
Onomatopoeia – sounds like they’re there
Shocking, startling, painful or funny event

16. Narrative Writing: Effective Openings
Using one of our techniques, write the opening paragraph of the story.

17. Narrative Writing: Building Tension Q How do we create tension?
Ellipsis
Semi-colons
Personification
Speech - fragments
Onomatopoeia
Simple sentences
Metaphor
Dynamic verbs
Adverbs
Sibilance
Repetition
Senses
Adjectives
Similes
Alliteration
Exclamation marks
Questions
Complex Sentences
Contrasts
Characters feelings

18. Narrative Writing: Building Tension
Using the techniques identified, write the paragraph leading up to the climax of the story.

19. Narrative Writing: Ending
Q How do we end a story? A
Final thoughts/feelings/reflections
Moral messages
Twist
Hint at future
Link back to start

20. Narrative Writing: Ending
Using the techniques identified, write the final paragraph of the story.

21. Good Luck! And finally, remember…
5 minutes spent checking your work for SPaG (especially homophones) could make a big difference in your grade.
Opening paragraphs must be perfect.
Stories must have a beginning, middle and end – plan for this!
Show them what you can do!
Good Luck!