LITERACY
NAPLAN Preparation
Writing Narrative
The definition of 'narrative' is a spoken or written account of connected events; a story. Creative Writing is an important part of English. It recognises the essential role of the literary arts in the life of our culture, and the importance of creative writing in helping you to develop your own powers of expression, empathy and critical reading and thinking.
Some Tips for Creative Writing:
1. Think of an interesting way to begin (avoid 'once upon a time')
2. Write a catchy first paragraph
3. Develop your characters
4. Choose a point of view
5. Write meaningful dialogue
6. Use setting and context
7. Set up the plot
8. Create conflict and tension
9. Build to a crisis or climax
10. Deliver a resolution (avoid 'and it was all a dream')
Some Tips for Creative Writing:
1. Think of an interesting way to begin (avoid 'once upon a time')
2. Write a catchy first paragraph
3. Develop your characters
4. Choose a point of view
5. Write meaningful dialogue
6. Use setting and context
7. Set up the plot
8. Create conflict and tension
9. Build to a crisis or climax
10. Deliver a resolution (avoid 'and it was all a dream')
Visual Prompts
Below you will find a link for lots of different images of events that are happening around the world. Use these as a prompt to help you begin a creative story in your Writer's Notebook. Try and be as creative as you can!