WALT understand how to write a narrative.

What is a Narrative?

Planning a Narrative

In our writing time at SMC, we try to remember that Narratives have the following:

Introduction:

• Sizzling Start

• Backfill

Middle/ Problems/ Complications:

• Little Pebble

• Rock

• Boulder

Conclusion

• Resolution/ Fixing the problems

• Character wrap up/ talk about how the characters feel

Here is the template that we fill in with our chosen ideas from the brainstorming activity:

After planning we can start writing.... but how?

Sizzling Starts

WALT understand sizzling starts.

Sizzling Start ideas:

• Use onomatopoeia ( Boom! Smash! Brrrrrr!)

• Use dialogue or speech ("Seriously, stop being annoying!")

• Start in the middle of something going wrong, or something exciting (Looking all around me, all I could see was flying monkeys! What on earth was going on!)

• Use humour (Knock Knock. Who's there? Tank. Tank who? You're welcome).

Here are some video examples of sizzling starts:

As you are watching these, remember that these were written as stories before they were turned into movies.

How would you write these stories down to create a picture in your audience's imagination?

Tightening Tension

WALT understand Tightening Tension.