Starter quiz
- When should we start a new paragraph in our writing?
- when you change topic ✓
- when you change speaker ✓
- when you start a new sentence
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- To improve the structure of our writing what can we do?
- vary our vocabulary
- carefully consider the organisation of our writing ✓
- use more complex sentences
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- What does 'devour' mean?
- to eat something slowly
- to eat something quickly ✓
- to eat something calmly
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- Which of these sentences uses the word 'alluring' correctly?
- The necklace's alluring glow drew attention. ✓
- The scorching sun created an alluring heat, leaving people uncomfortable.
- The vendor's smile was alluring, making customers feel welcomed. ✓
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- What should you do first when asked to write a piece of creative writing?
- write the last sentence of each paragraph
- begin writing everything at once
- create a plan for the whole piece of writing ✓
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- What might be the most thorough and effective way to plan a piece of creative writing?
- to write down all the language devices we will use
- to make notes about what we might write about in each paragraph ✓
- to write a list of ambitious vocabulary we will use
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Exit quiz
- Starting with the first, put the points to create an engaging paragraph structure in the correct order.
- 1⇔setting is introduced via wide perspective
- 2⇔zoom in to build curiosity or tension
- 3⇔shift the focus to a point of dramatic tension
- If we use a wide perspective to describe what are we most likely to write about?
- a person's facial features
- the weather ✓
- a characters's feelings
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- If we use a zoomed in perspective what are we most likely to do?
- provide a birds-eye view of a scene
- describe one aspect of a scene in detail ✓
- describe what you can smell, taste, hear and see within a scene
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- If we want to build tension in a narrative, which of these can we do?
- describe events in a random order
- gradually build intrigue as our writing progresses ✓
- repeatedly use a one sentence paragraph
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- Complete the sentence: paragraphs are the ______ blocks of a piece of writing.
- building ✓
- unimportant
- long
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- To help us transition from paragraph to paragraph when describing a scene, it is helpful to use ...
- adjective phrases.
- noun phrases.
- prepositional phrases. ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Paragraphs are the building blocks of creative writing, allowing our writing to take on an interesting structure.
- We should plan an interesting paragraph structure before we begin creative writing to engage the reader.
- We can begin with a wide perspective, narrow into a scene and end with a moment of tension.
- Prepositional phrases help us transition from one paragraph to another.
Common misconception
Planning each paragraph to describe a different aspect of the scene will always create an engaging description.
Describing something different in each paragraph does not necessarily lead to an interesting description - it is the way in which the paragraphs link and build curiosity and tension that can make it more engaging.
Keywords
Alluring - powerfully or mysteriously attractive.
Devour - eat or consume eagerly.
Intricate - very complex or detailed.
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