What must the opening of your story be?
The title of the story
An introduction to explain what the story will be about
Engaging to the reader
What are the five parts of a story?
Opening, describe setting, development, tension, resolution
Hook, character introduction, development, turning point, resolution
Hook, location, development, crisis, resolution
How do you decide when to begin a new paragraph?
Every eight lines
When you are changing time, place, topic or the person
When you use a quotation
When would you use a one sentence paragraph?
To create tension or highlight a moment of importance
To describe the main character
To end the story
What two ways will add variety to your sentences when writing?
Varying length and different descriptive techniques
Varying the opening or the different verbs used to describe the action
Varying length or the opening of the sentence
What can you include within your description to make it more detailed for your reader?
Use of adverbs
Use of the senses
Use of sentence variety
Why is planning an important part of the writing process?
You can check your plan afterwards and see how much you used
It shows that you know what you are doing
It helps you to prepare your ideas
How do writers use 'show don't tell' within writing?
To describe a character's movements, voice or facial expression
To describe what the setting looks like
To describe to the reader the different events of the story
What should you include in a plan?
Key ideas that you want to include
The five part structure and key features that you should include
Vocabulary that you want to use
Why is proofreading helpful?
You can check how many words you have written
If you finish early, you will still have something to do
When you read back over your work, it is easier to spot mistakes