NARRATIVE WRITING

Year: 7 and 8 This unit will introduce students to the features of narrative writing.

There are opportunities for students to illustrate their stories during art lessons

Starter INTRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT PLENARY HOMEWORK

1 Introduction Lesson 1 - Introduction Set up To select a
Genre of stories Explain the story sequence – what makes a Explain the sequence and homework using novel and
good story and what you will be focusing on in exemplify from known stories. PowerPoint slide. read for 30
How many kinds? this scheme of work in Y8 mins. Be
Students write down as many Shared reading of extracts to Students should prepared to
different types of story as identify effective scene-setting be reading a explain the
they can think of. techniques. novel alongside opening of
Begin to draw out some of the this unit to help their novel
common features of these aid their writing. to class.
stories.

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Lesson 2 Set the scene
Read aloud either the example in Lesson 2
Openings the scheme or a novel opening of Shared writing of an opening
Students share your choice. As you read this
paragraph for a class version
their starts of students to create a list of all the
Group writing of openings of
novels with a features that make it engaging and
group versions, shared in plenary
partner. Work interesting.
together to
create a list of
ingredients that
make a
successful
opening.
Feedback from
students and
collate
information on
board (students
write on board,
post it or simple
hands up!)
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Lesson 3 Introduce a problem Lesson 3
Shared writing of a problem
INGREDIENTS Whetting the reader's curiosity introduced into the class version
OF STORIES Helping the reader to see it Group writing to progress group
Pupils complete coming versions, shared in plenary
the ingredients
chart with
information
about setting,
characters
and plot for five
different kinds
of stories.

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Lesson 4 Intensification Intensification
Identifying ratchets Lesson 4
How to build suspense Shared reading analysis of a
suspense-building extract
Shared writing to extend the
extract in same style
Group writing of own story,
shared in plenary
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Lesson 5 Crisis Crisis
How to communicate urgency Lesson 5
Shared reading analysis of
How to write action sequences high-action sequence
Shared writing to extend the
extract in same style
Individual writing to extend group
story, shared in a plenary
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Lesson 6 Adjustment Lesson 6
Strategies for empathy Group drama activities to prepare
for writing of post-crisis situation
Psychological detail
Shared generation of useful
phrases
Individual writing, shared in plenary
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Lesson 7 Resolution Lesson 7
Just deserts Shared reading of endings, to
Ways of bringing the story to rest generalise about features of
effective endings
Group discussion of intended endings
of individual stories
Individual writing, shared in plenary
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 Firs t Na tio na l F ra m ewo rk Litera cy U nit I n Y8

 Th is unit is yo ur ch a nce to sh o w yo ur tea ch er yo ur s kills a nd to build o n yo ur

writing f rom Y7. Yo u will be th inking a bo ut wh a t m a kes a go od s to ry, wh a t

tech niques o ther auth o rs a nd writers ha ve us ed a nd lo o king at so m e of the skills th a t

yo u ca n us e in yo ur writing. Y ou will a lso need to th ink a bo ut yo ur ed iting a nd pro o f

rea d ing s kills .

 Try yo ur bes t to fo cus a nd to rea lly im pres s yo ur new tea ch er.

 Befo re yo u begin set yo urs elf a ta rget fo r yo ur writing, th ink

a bo ut wha t yo u wa nt to wo rk o n f ro m Y7.

T h e pla n we will be fo llo wing will be in six pa rts :

‘SECRET PLACE’ STORY PLAN

1. Set th e s cene

2. I ntro d uce a pro blem

3. I ntens if ica tio n

4. C ris is

5. Ad jus tm ent

6. Res o lutio n
 Writing a story
1. Set the scene by describing a

character or setting.

2. Describe a character or

setting.

3. Describe a problem.

4. Describe attempts to solve the

problem

5. Explain how the problem is

solved.