something that represents intangible ideas; for example, a rose as a symbol for love

behaviour in which you refuse to obey something or someone

ordinary, everyday, or not special or exciting

Exploring and emulating Galloway's use of symbols in ‘The Cellist of Sarajevo’

English

Developing reading skills by responding to Murakami's 'After Dark'

'After Dark': selecting evidence to support language analysis

‘After Dark’: exploring Murakami’s extended metaphor

Exploring structure in Murakami's ‘After Dark’

Emulating Murakami’s craft to write a descriptive opening

Analysing Saramago's use of structural devices in 'Blindness'

Emulating Saramago's use of structure in 'Blindness'

Using inversion and asyndeton to craft interesting sentence structures

Using onomatopoeia and alliteration to craft interesting sound imagery

‘Suite Française’: forming opinions on fiction

‘Suite Française’: evaluating ideas about a writer’s craft

Exploring and emulating character description in Nemirovsky's 'Suite Française'

Analysing images of hope and destruction in Galloway's 'The Cellist of Sarajevo'

Exploring the use of time in Galloway's ‘The Cellist of Sarajevo’

'The Cellist of Sarajevo': expressing a personal and critical response to a text

Structuring paragraphs effectively in creative writing

Crafting an engaging narrative

In 'Fiction: Read Around the World', pupils identify and comment on a range of language devices in extracts from texts. In 'Fiction: Science Fiction Writing', pupils identify and comment on recurring images and symbolism in texts.

In 'A World at War: Short Stories', pupils read short stories, analysing how authors structure full texts. In 'Fiction: Read Around the World', pupils analyse structural choices in smaller extracts of texts.

In this unit, pupils read extracts from four novels from around the world, and use them to develop their narrative writing. In particular, pupils explore writers' use of structure. At the end of the unit, pupils consider their own use of paragraphs for effect and write an engaging narrative.

Fiction: read around the world

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

What is the key symbol in the opening of 'The Cellist of Sarajevo'?

Match each symbol in 'The Cellist of Sarajevo' to the abstract idea it could represent.

What object would best symbolise sadness?

How might we describe a poppy if the poppy symbolises hope?

describe the way a character interacts with the symbolic object

What can we do to craft our symbols effectively?

How might a soldier interact with a letter if the letter symbolises hope?

when you compare two things using the words 'like' or 'as'

when an object within your narrative represents an abstract idea

when you repeat a phrase throughout your writing

What symbol does the opening of 'The Cellist of Sarajevo' focus on?

In the field, the poppy bloomed peacefully.

Which of the below sentences contains an adjective?

Starter Quiz

What is a symbol in narrative writing?