the process of improving writing to improve text flow and overall quality

a set of standardised symbols and marks used in written language to structure sentences

the way that words are arranged within sentences to convey meaning

Editing the build-up of 'The Viewer'

English

Engaging with the plot of 'The Viewer'

Generating vocabulary to describe a setting in 'The Viewer'

Generating vocabulary to describe a character in 'The Viewer'

Planning the opening of 'The Viewer'

Writing the opening of 'The Viewer'

Planning the build-up of 'The Viewer'

Writing the build-up of 'The Viewer'

In 'The Viewer', pupils developed their use of cohesive devices and show-not-tell to convey character. In 'The Highwayman: Narrative Writing', pupils will develop their understanding of how to create atmosphere and engage the reader using figurative language.

In 'How to Train Your Dragon: Narrative Writing', pupils developed their understanding of cohesive devices and how to convey characters' feelings using show-not-tell. In 'The Viewer' pupils will develop these skills further to convey character.

In this unit, pupils use a picture book stimulus to write the opening and build-up of a narrative. They develop their understanding of how to hook a reader through a narrative opening and how to build and maintain tension in a narrative build-up, using cohesive devices and show-not-tell.

'The Viewer': narrative writing

Fill in the blank. __________ is the process of improving writing to improve text flow. 

Grammar is the name for the standardised symbols and marks used in written language.

to separate adjectives in an expanded noun phrase

after a subordinate clause that comes first in a complex sentence

Which of these is **not* a function of a comma?*

Which of these is **not** a device used to create figurative language in fictional narratives?

What is the name for the thoughts, ideas, or questions that occur within an individual's mind?

Internal thoughts are important to include in our writing because they tell the reader about how a character is ...

Including a character's internal thoughts in your writing will not help to vary the sentence structure within a paragraph.

Which of these is **not** an example of reported speech?

Figurative language is used to build atmosphere.  

Starter Quiz

What is the name for the thoughts, ideas, or questions that occur within an individual's mind?