Narrative Writing RecapSubtitle

Question – What makes a good story?

What are the ingredients of a

good story?

Said

What is wrong with the word said?We can make our writing more interesting by using other verbs which mean the same. Think of as many as you can, then use a thesaurus if you get stuck.

Said

Replied

Answered

Responded

Coughed

Whispered

Stuttered

Expressed

Announced

Stated

Remarked

Commented

Mentioned

Observed

Guessed

Shouted

Hollered

Screamed

Sobbed

Cried

Laughed

Chuckled

Suggested

Simile

Personification Alliteration Metaphor

Comparing using ‘like’ or ‘as’

Bringing something to life

Repeating the first letter of words

Saying something is something else to

show a comparison

Copy these techniques into your books.

Five senses

Adjectives Sibilance

Tripling

See, hear, smell, taste, feel Describing

words

Repeating an ‘s’ sound

Listing 3 ideas together

Copy these techniques into your books.

Which words help to create mood and atmosphere?

What to do before the exam?

• You need to think of and plan in detail no more than three stories that you could use in the exam.

• Try and use the ideas you had for your Controlled Assessment.

• Write the stories out (if you need me to, I will check through them)

Narrative Titles – 2014 January Exam

1. Write a story which ends ... And that wiped the smile off her face.

2. The Choice

3. Write about a time when you were at a children’s party

4. Write a story which begins: I didn’t know if I had the courage to do this...

5. Making a difference Avoid narratives that ask you to draw on personal experience – candidates tend to have stunted or limited responses

Exam Tips:1. Keep a cool head- make sure you show your very best standard of expression and organization

in this task. Your handwriting, paragraphing and punctuation should come together to make a neat product.

2. The standard of your writing should not deteriorate between the opening and the ending of the piece. If you are prone to making mistakes, then writing too quickly and too much will dramatically increase the number of mistakes you make, which would be a disaster! Therefore, the better organized you are, the fewer mistakes you might make

3. You may not have a large vocabulary, but you can still suggest to the examiner that you have a thoughtful, developing range of words by avoiding the use of slang like ‘cool’ and ‘kids’ (except in dialogue)

4. Make sure your writing is accurate. Be very careful with your basic skills and general presentation.