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Narrative Writing Structure Introduction Lesson

The document provides objectives and outcomes for understanding narrative writing. It aims to explore key features of narratives such as structure, openings, endings, and using unusual narrative voices. It encourages using imagery and descriptive language to set scenes and create characters, tension, and atmosphere. It discusses important elements like characters, plot, perspective, and dialogue. It also addresses suspense, and provides tips for an engaging opening and different types of endings.

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Narrative Writing Structure Introduction Lesson

The document provides objectives and outcomes for understanding narrative writing. It aims to explore key features of narratives such as structure, openings, endings, and using unusual narrative voices. It encourages using imagery and descriptive language to set scenes and create characters, tension, and atmosphere. It discusses important elements like characters, plot, perspective, and dialogue. It also addresses suspense, and provides tips for an engaging opening and different types of endings.

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Objectives:

 Understand the key features of narrative writing


and its structure.
 Explore use of narrative openings and endings to
engage the audience.
 Explore the use of an unusual narrative voice.
Outcomes:
 Read and annotated extracts for key features of
narrative writing.
 Identified effective opening and endings and used
these to write your own.
 A spoken or written account
of connected events; a story.
Challenge: Write a story in
just 6 words!
E.g. Ernest Hemingway:
“For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”
Band 1:
Many well-defined and developed ideas and
images create a convincing, original picture.
W1 – Content is complex, sophisticated and
realistic.
W2 – Overall structure is secure and well-
balanced.
W3 – Consistently wide range of appropriate
vocabulary.
W4 – Effective sense of audience, appropriate use
of varied sentence structures.
W5 – Spelling, punctuation and grammar almost
always accurate.
 Look at your W1 – Express what is thought ,
comments and felt and imagined.
Band. W2 – order and present facts,
ideas and opinions.
 What do you need W3- understand and use a range
to do to achieve a of appropriate vocabulary.
W4 – use language and register
Band 1? appropriate for audience and
 Rewrite one context.
W5 – accurate and effective use of
sentence making paragraphs, sentences,
the suggested punctuation and spelling.
improvements.
 Characters
 Storyline
 Voice
 Tense
 Structure
 Openings
 Dialogue
 Descriptions
 Endings
 Read the extract by Laurie Lee.
 Identify the imagery and adjectives used to
create:
 Character
Who is the story
 Setting about?
What is happening?
 Atmosphere Where is it
happening?
What is
suspense?
 Read the extract
 Who is Spider?
 Identify words/phrases to create tension and
suspense.
Which words and phrases convey a sense of
pain and danger?
How do the following opening stories grab the reader?

 Have you ever felt the stillness of that strange, quiet time
between Christmas and New Year?

 It was 7 minutes after midnight. The dog was lying on the grass
in the middle of the lawn in front of Mrs Shears’ house.

Write own opening sentence for a narrative full of


suspense.
“—Of course, an introduction.
A beginning.
Where are my manners?
I could introduce myself properly, but it’s not really necessary.
You will know me well enough and soon enough, depending on a
diverse range of variables. It suffices to say that at some point in
time, I will be standing over you, as genially as possible. Your soul
will be in my arms. A colour will be perched on my shoulder. I will
carry you gently away.”

Why is their narrative voice unusual?


 How many different possible narrative voices could
there be?
 Write the opening sentence to this story using an
unusual narrative voice.
Endings should reward your reader. Try not to use
a predictable or overused ending (such as then I
woke up).
Types of ending:
 A ‘cliff hanger’
 Short piece of humorous, dramatic or ironic
indirect speech.
 An unexpected twist. Now write the
 A return to the beginning ending sentence
to your unusual
 A sense of finality
narrative voice.

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