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CREATIVE WRITING INTRODUCTION
REVIEW
You have read Anne Frank's diary entries
You have completed some research on her life.
You have attempted to write a creative diary entry of your own.
Now we are going to explore short story writing and narrative structures.
REASON?
You will submit an extended piece of writing based on your study of war in History.
Resource - Your teacher provides creative writing samples from 2012 and 2013 voluntary exams :
story 1 ESCAPE
story 2 TRAPPED
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Creative writing samples are read aloud in class.
DISCUSS with other students.
Which is your favourite and why?
Is there a main character or protagonist?
What is the central conflict? This means the main problem that the protagonist must solve or overcome.
Is there a resolution? This means is the problem solved or not?
Description of the following is important :
1. character
2. setting
3. mood
4. actions
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LANGUAGE ANALYSIS TASK
Underline sentences or words that are descriptive and discuss how effective these are.
Discuss this type of writing is different from other writing styles such as poems and novels.
Write your ideas on white board.
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TASK - understanding the elements of a story or narrative structure:
Identify the elements of the student creative writing and select 3 lines you like, to analyse.
How has the student used description? (adjectives)
How has the student engaged your interest? (description of action and use of verbs and adverbs if there are any present)
What is the setting? How is it described?
Identify some KEY vocabulary?
Main conflict or conflicts :
Is there a problem to be solved? All stories have a central conflict.
How is the story resolved? This means how does it end?
Is there a protagonist we care about? Does the author give us insight about the character’s feelings?
Is the story told from the point of view of the main character?
Can you see the construction of a short story? – beginning, middle and end. (plot)