Pupils often struggle to write an interesting narrative.
- They can’t develop a good plot.
- Their plot is too simple.
- They don’t adhere to the theme given.
- They don’t produce an intriguing introduction.
- They don’t provide enough details to engage the reader.
- They don’t know how to create suspense and tension in their stories.
- They don’t know how to describe the emotions felt by the characters in the story.
- They don’t include vivid descriptive details or dialogues.
I equip my pupils with the various narrative skills to write well.
They will learn how to
- write intriguing introductions
- plan a pleasing plot
- show don’t tell
- create suspense in their stories
- create a protagonist that the reader can relate to and empathise with.
- use vivid vocabulary and a variety of sentence structures.
- use dialogues to advance their stories and enliven their compositions.
- edit their work with a checklist.
In addition, pupils are often exposed to good models of writing and interesting phrases to enliven their compositions.