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CREATIVE WRITING // STILL STUCK FOR IDEAS?

August 25, 2016Uncategorizedcreative, folio, revisionMiss Lynch

We’ve completed a variety of tasks to get you thinking about your own stories. If you’re still struggling for an idea, here’s some things that might help.

BBC Bitesize N5 Creative: Notes on what the SQA want to see from creative writing. Some ideas for developing plot, character and setting.

Creative Writing Prompts: Some stems of ideas you can respond to. Some much more sensible than others here, be careful with what you select.

Task: Pick a few details about your character (in green) and then write about some of their memories (in yellow). This might give you some ideas to work with or even a full short story. You can put your character in a situation where they are reflecting back on their life.

CREATIVE WRITING // NARRATIVE THEORY

August 23, 2016Uncategorizedcreative, folioMiss Lynch

We discussed Todorov’s narrative arc. In class, we’re trying to note down the basic steps for our own stories.

REMEMBER: Quickly show the equilibrium stage and move on to the disruption.

Here’s the document that maps out the arc if you need a reminder: narrative creative

CREATIVE WRITING // CHARACTER

August 23, 2016Uncategorizedcreative, folioMiss Lynch

We have been working on development of characters. We discussed how JK Rowling fully developed Harry and his friends in her series. If you need a reminder for how to develop your own characters – the mind map is below.

REMEMBER: SQA will expect to see DEVELOPED character, plot and setting for a good grade at N5.