Writing

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Writing Tips:

• Read a wide variety of different reviews to help you with learning appropriate language use, such as the right adjectives, and it will help you learn how to describe and explain. Furthermore, it teaches you how to give an opinion.

• Check to see if you can find any reviews written by published or well-known authors. If you find any of these reviews, try to copy the style of these and the language they use in your own writing.
  

Vocab to describe the book in general:

a page-turner /  a tear-jerker / a laugh a minute / I couldn’t put it down.

Vocab to describe specific parts:

a slow start / a gentle introduction /gripping climax / nail-biting conclusion / cliff-hanger ending/ a shocking twist in the tail

Setting:

The book is set in _______(place/time)

The action takes place in ______ (place/time)

the present day (now)

an alternate reality where vampires / wizards walk the earth

a sleepy village in the USA

the bustling city of New York

Plot:

The plot centres around / focuses on (the adventures / lives of _________)

The plot follows the adventures of _________(character name)

The plot struck me as completely bizarre / absurd / incomprehensible.

Characters:

Villain / hero / heroine / anti-hero / main character / protagonist

The characters are believable /a bit two- dimensional.

The characters are appealing and true to life.

 

Which of the following is a synonym for 'protagonist'?

1. hero
2. good guy
3. main character
4. All of the above

An anti-hero is...
B = A hero whose characteristics are the opposite of a typical hero.

1. The hero's enemy
2. A hero whose characteristics are the opposite of a typical hero.

Setting

Setting is the time and place (or when and where) of the story. The setting may also include the environment of the story, which can be made up of the physical location, climate, weather, or social and cultural surroundings (background details).

Example:

A simple example to understand setting is the Disney movie “Cinderella.” 

Time: long ago in the past, in the 1800s.

Place: Cinderella’s home in a kingdom far away

Genre examples

Writing Tips - Punctuation

Waarom leestekens belangrijk zijn  

Let's eat children!                                 Let's eat, children!

                                                                            

prepositions 

We have English class

9 O'clock

Our summer vacation starts

July

I have an appointment with the doctor

12:30 PM.

I will go on a vacation to Hawaii

the 2nd of August.

Monday.

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Conjunctions

1. Verbinden van twee hoofdzinnen

2. Verbinden van een hoofdzin en een bijzin

1. It is cold and it is raining 

2. It is cold because it is raining 

Which conjunction fits best?

.... she is cooking, I am doing the laundry

1. While
2. But
3. Additionally
4. Meanwhile

Which conjunction fits best?

He is late for class .... he missed his train.

1. While
2. Because
3. Cause
4. Therefore

Which conjunction fits best?

.... she is cooking, I am doing the laundry

1. While
2. But
3. Additionally
4. Meanwhile

Which conjunctions fits best? (negatieve opsomming)
I don't like apples .... bananas

Writing test

Remember to bring your novel, dictionary and mock tests to class!