having a powerful effect on a situation or person

sets up the setting, characters and atmosphere of the story

an object, image, sound or phrase that is repeated throughout a story that relates to the themes

Writing the opening to an impactful narrative

English

Exploring the importance of books and stories

'The Great Gatsby': Developing a personal response

'The Great Gatsby': analysing a writer's craft

Analysing effective endings in Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby'

Reading the opening of Orwell's '1984'

Emulating the opening to Orwell's '1984'

Considering the use of motifs in Bronte's 'Wuthering Heights'

Emulating the use of motifs in Brontë's 'Wuthering Heights'

Considering the use of dialogue in Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment'

Emulating Dostoevsky's use of dialogue in 'Crime and Punishment'

Considering Chandler's use of similes in 'Trouble is My Business'

Emulating Chandler's use of similes in 'Trouble is My Business'

Planning the opening to an impactful narrative

In 'Fiction: Books that Changed My World', pupils explore how authors use language for effect in their writing. In 'Fiction: Inner Musings', pupils develop focus on using author's language choices to make nuanced evaluations about a text..

In 'Fiction: Science Fiction', pupils identify and comment on recurring images and symbolism in texts. In 'Fiction: Books that Changed my World', pupils explore multiple interpretations of an author's language choices.

In this unit, pupils read extracts from some impactful books to inpsire their own writing. Within each of the five extracts, they identify and analyse a key technique before emulating it in their own piece of writing. At the end of the unit, they craft the opening to an impactful narrative.

Fiction: books that changed my world

Which type of atmosphere might the simile 'the branches reached out as if with open arms' might create?

'A phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought' is the definition of which word beginning with 'c'?

Which of the following are examples of closed body language?

'Sets up the setting, characters and atmosphere of the story' is the definition of which word beginning with 'e'?

'An object, image, sound or phrase that is repeated throughout a story that relates to the themes' is the definition of which word beginning with 'm'?

Which of the following flowers typically symbolises jealousy?

'The overall mood of a story or poem' is the definition of which word beginning with 'a'?

'A conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or film' is the definition of which word beginning with 'd'?

Which of the following animals might we associate with jealousy and envy?

'A figure of speech that involves comparing two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as' ' is the definition of which word?

Which of the following might we think of as closed body language?

'Having a powerful effect on a situation or person' is the definition of which word beginning with 'i'?

Writing the opening to an impactful narrative

Lesson outcome