GCSE English

Session 5

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Task

Create a poster that shows the key

elements of any story.

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Learning Outcomes:
identify key stages in a story. identify features of ash ction identify features of characterisation, setting
and dialogue

Write a ash ction account of character,

setting and dialogue
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Elements of an effective account

setting characters atmosphere dialogue description introduction that grabs the readers
attention something to think about

conclusion that leaves the reader with

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Structure

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Task
Match the card to its denition. Put the cards in order for a standard
story.

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Exposition

Introduces the setting and main characters. Provides background information to help the reader understand the plot as it unfolds.

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Inciting incident

This is the catalyst for the conict and reveals the main concerns of the story as well as the challenge that faces the central character. This event has a direct relationship to the storys climax.

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Rising Action

A series of events or circumstances that keep the reader interested, perhaps by adding suspense. There may be foreshadowing here (where the ending is hinted at).

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Climax

The main character comes face-to-face with the conict and may be successful or be defeated. This part of the story is central to our understanding of the main themes or issues of the story.

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Dnouement

The fallout (either positive or negative) from the way the character deals with the conict is shown here. This part of the story wraps up any loose ends.

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Flash Fiction

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Flash Fiction
short ction with a brief and sparse style 1000 words or less

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Flash Fiction
intertextuality (an authors borrowing and implicit meaning humour and irony memorable quality abrupt beginning unexpected ending
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transformation of a prior text or a readers referencing of one text in reading another)

For sale; baby shoes, never worn

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 Write your own six word short story like

the one we just read

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Outside this one time

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Task
Read and annotate the short story
considering:

setting characters atmosphere dialogue description conclusion

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Task

Cut up the story so each section ts under

one of the cards

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Characterisation

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Characterisation
What are the essential details your reader
needs to know about your character? imagination?

What can you leave to your readers

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Task
Individually highlight or underline details
that give you information about the character.

In groups of 3 discuss what you have found. Write your own ash ction account of a
character in your controlled assessment.

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Setting

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Setting

How can you use the senses to create a

setting?

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Setting
The freezing, icy wind which was blowing Icy wind bit into Johns face.

from the North made Johns face feel cold.

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Atmosphere

Think about the adjectives. Are they

positive or negative? Excited or depressing?

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Task
Individually highlight or underline details
setting in your controlled assessment. that give you information about the setting.

In groups of 3 discuss what you have found. Write your own ash ction account of a

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Dialogue

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Dialogue
Strong narrative helps to develop your
character, enabling your audience to understand them

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The voice of your character can be shown by:

Events/topics they choose to focus on. Words they use to describe people, events
and feelings.

Actions that go with the speech. Adverbs used to support their speech.
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First Person

When I write about myself

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Second Person

When I write about you

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Third Person

When I write about somebody not part of

our conversation

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Task
Individually highlight or underline examples
of effective dialogue effective.

In groups of 3 discuss what makes it Write your own ash ction section of
dialogue between characters in your controlled assessment.

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Homework

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Homework
Create a ash ction account of an event
that happened to you.

Read Stave 1 of A Christmas Carol

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