Creative writing

• On the left here is the task for NCEA Level 1 creative writing. It is worth 3 credits and is INTERNALLY assessed.

• You need to read through this task and brainstorm some ideas that you could write about. It is based on an experience so it could be your own, someone you know, or a fictional character that you base it on.

• You MUST complete all the practice exercises and make notes from the videos provided to ensure that you have a good understanding of how you can construct your writing.

• You MUST have contacted your teacher and discussed your writing plan before you start drafting.

• It must be a minimum of 350 words long (about 2/3 of a page).

• Always remember to SHOW and not tell :-)

Exemplars:

• On the right here are the exemplars for this task that past students have written.

• They are NOT based on the same task that you will be doing but they do show how vital it is to SHOW and not tell.

• You need to make a bullet point list of what you need to do to get an Achieved, Merit and then Excellence.

• This will be something you can keep looking back at during the writing process to make sure you are on track for the grade that you want.

Step 1 - Understand how creative writing is made and why:

• Watch this first video and answer the following questions:

  • What is the point of creative writing?

  • What kinds of things can you use when you write descriptively?

  • What happens for the reader when you write descriptively?

• Watch this second video and answer the following questions:

  • What are the eight points of the eight-point story arc? What does each of them do?

  • Why would using a structure like this make your creative writing more interesting for the reader?

Step 2 - Build up your toolbox

• In this section, there are a bunch of practice activities to really get you into the swing of things for creative writing.

• Please remember to MAKE A COPY if you're going to edit a Google doc.

• Your first mission in this toolbox building, is to read through the slides presentation on the left here and complete the activities that are in it.

• The next stage of your toolbox should be around just giving creative writing a go.

• Fortunately for us, there is no particularly wrong way you can go about creative writing, as long as you are willing to keep editing and developing your work.

• Give two of the exercises from the link to the right a go, send you efforts to your teacher for feedback :-)