Discuss in pairs: What was the

last book you read?

Describe the main events in the story
Where was the novel set?
What were the main characters like?
Why did you like/ dislike the book?
What do you remember most about this book?
LO: To examine what makes a
successful story.
Narrative Writing
Feedback
Share some of the ideas
that you discussed.
What makes good creative
writing?
Strong
adjectives
Well-
structured
Varied sentence structure
Interesting characters
Lots of detail
Use of poetic
devices
Use of
connectives
Varied sentence openings
Can we define these?
Strong
adjectives
Well-
structured
Varied sentence
structure
Interesting
characters
Lots of detail
Use of poetic
devices
Use of
connectives
Varied sentence
openings
One of the ways you can be successful in your story
writing is by doing the following:

AF5: To vary sentences for clarity,
purpose and effect

AF7: To select appropriate and
effective vocabulary

Success?
Level 5: I can use simple and complex
sentences in my writing to make my ideas
clear. I regularly use connectives in my work
to show the relationship between my ideas. I
choose my vocabulary to have an effect on
my reader.
Level 4: I can use some types of connectives in
my writing: e.g. if, when, because. My writing
shows some evidence of deliberate vocabulary
choices. I try to use new vocabulary to match my
topic.
Level 6: I can use simple and complex
sentences in my writing to show my purpose
and achieve an effect on my reader. I can
start my sentences with ly and ing words. I
choose vocabulary which is generally
appropriate to my purpose and audience.
Level 7: I use different sentence types to
show the purpose of my writing and to
achieve my desired effect. I rarely make
mistakes. My vocabulary is consistently,
often imaginatively, well matched to my
purpose and audience.
Look at this picture:
How would you
write a detailed
description of what
you see here?
What about
sentences? What
can you remember
about the different
types of sentence
structures?
Make sure you
include: interesting
vocabulary, such
as adjectives,
poetic devices etc.
The face of the sea is always changing. Crossed by
colours, lights, and moving shadows, sparkling in the
sun, mysterious in the twilight, its aspects and its
moods vary hour by hour.
Type of sentence?
Effect?
Effect?
Effect?
Effect?
Look at this example
Now look at this woman:
Can you describe her, using some of
the techniques weve looked at?
Can you describe
these two picture in
FOUR sentences?
Swap work and peer assess it, using the
success criteria from todays lesson.
Exit ticket
Write an example of the
following sentences:

Simple
Complex
Compound