Creative writing grammar explanation

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Welcome to English class 5H , October 2023

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Slide 2 - Video

Learning Objectives
Creative Writing
I dare you to be creative & use your imagination!

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This one will make you think! Who can be first person to guess what it is?

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It's a tea bag in a cup of tea. 

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What is important to do before you start writing?

Slide 6 - Open question

What is the setting in a story?
A
Characters
B
Time
C
Time & location
D
When you set the table

Slide 7 - Quiz

What is important when writing a story?

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What's the right order of events in a
story's plot?
A
Introduction / inciting incident / rising action / falling action / resolution
B
Introduction / inciting incident / rising action / climax / falling action / resolution
C
Introduction / story / end
D
Introduction / falling action / rising action / resolution / climax / inciting incident

Slide 9 - Quiz

Narrative tenses - past, present & future
Write your story using the correct tense:
Past simple  (he walked, they ate)
Past continuous (he was walking, they were eating)
Past perfect (he had walked, they had eaten)
Present perfect continuous (he had been walking)
NB: Present tense can only be used in direct speech!

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What is the climax in a short story?
A
When they are finally in love
B
When they actually like each other
C
Beats me, but during the test I'll know
D
Highest point of emotion AND character resolves struggle

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Writing exercise

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