What do you need to think about first before describing a character?

The impression you are trying to create of the character

Which techniques and words are most effective in describing settings?

Imagery and pathetic fallacy, Verbs, adjectives and adverbs

TRUE OR FALSE: Flashbacks need to be written in past tense.

TRUE - Flashbacks take place in the past so need to be written past tense

What does Smelly Zombie Cheerleaders Find Romeo Easily stand for?

Setting, Zoom in, Character, Flashback, Ending

Why do we use cliff-hangers to end our writing?

To make the ending mysterious and ambiguous

TRUE OR FALSE: Cyclical structures always show that nothing has changed from the beginning of the text.

FALSE -they can show nothing has changed or everything has changed

What is a cliff-hanger?

A dramatic and exciting ending.

Which of these would be a good way to start a flashback?

The wind had blown violently like this last week too..., It had all started on Sunday evening, when...

Which of the following is a tip to write effective cliff-hangers?

Choose a simple, mysterious action

Why might we use a cyclical structure?

To show that nothing has changed from the beginning, To show a huge change from the beginning

A scene set in an earlier time than the main story.

Which of the following is an example of a good cliff-hanger?

The wind suddenly dropped. The man turned and began to walk home., Suddenly, he sat up straight. Someone was there. He could feel it.

Which of these would be a good way to start a flashback?

I closed my eyes and the memory of.... floated before me...

Why do we use flashbacks?

To gain more marks in the exam, To give further depth to our character

Which of the two options (narrative or description) do I suggest you choose?

Descriptive - describe the image

What is foreshadowing?

When the writer drops hints about a future event.

What is a cyclical structure?

When a piece of writing ends in the same way it began.

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1
What do you need to think about first before describing a character?
Their height, physical description and family
Their name and age
The impression you are trying to create of the character
How they link to the setting
2
Which techniques and words are most effective in describing settings?
Imagery and pathetic fallacy
Verbs, adjectives and adverbs
Onomatopoeia and repetition
Dialogue and exclamatory sentences
3
What is structure?
The language features in a text
The characters in a story
The order of ideas in a text
The punctuation used throughout a text
4
TRUE OR FALSE: Flashbacks need to be written in past tense.
TRUE - flashbacks can happen in the future
TRUE - Flashbacks take place in the past so need to be written past tense
5
What does Smelly Zombie Cheerleaders Find Romeo Easily stand for?
Setting, Zoom in, Character, Flashback, Ending
Setting, Zoom in, Character, Finish, Entry
See, Zeus, Calmly, Fool, Roger, Endlessly
Sounds, Zoom in, Central theme, Flashback, Ending
6
Why do we use cliff-hangers to end our writing?
To create a peaceful, relaxing end
To make the reader feel satisfied
To make the ending mysterious and ambiguous
To make the ending the same as the beginning
7
TRUE OR FALSE: Cyclical structures always show that nothing has changed from the beginning of the text.
TRUE - they always show that nothing has changed since the beginning
FALSE -they can show nothing has changed or everything has changed
8
What is a cliff-hanger?
A scene set in an earlier time than the main story.
A moment in the future of the text/story.
The memory of a nightmare or dream.
A dramatic and exciting ending.
9
Which of these would be a good way to start a flashback?
The wind had blown violently like this last week too...
This is now a flashback...
It had all started on Sunday evening, when...
I flashed back to the 3rd of July when...
10
How many marks is the imaginative writing question assessed for?
It is split into 15 marks for content, 15 marks for structure
40 marks
25 marks
20 marks and 4 marks for SPAG
11
Which of the following is a tip to write effective cliff-hangers?
Make it as dramatic as possible
Use Eastenders for inspiration
End with 'Then I woke up and it was all a dream'
Choose a simple, mysterious action
12
Why might we use a cyclical structure?
To make the story exciting and gripping
To show that nothing has changed from the beginning
To make the story funny
To show a huge change from the beginning
13
What is a flashback?
A scene set in an earlier time than the main story.
A shocking or dramatic ending.
An ending that is the same as the beginning.
The memory of a nightmare or dream.
14
Which of the following is an example of a good cliff-hanger?
The wind suddenly dropped. The man turned and began to walk home.
Suddenly, he sat up straight. Someone was there. He could feel it.
They lived happily ever after
I woke up and my mum said 'good morning'. It was all a dream.
15
Which of these would be a good way to start a flashback?
I closed my eyes and the memory of.... floated before me...
Suddenly, I was transported through time travel back to
FLASHBACK:....
I don't know what happened
16
Why do we use flashbacks?
To gain more marks in the exam
To give further depth to our character
To show the reader the future of the story
To make it interesting
17
Which of the two options (narrative or description) do I suggest you choose?
Descriptive - describe the image
Narrative - a mini-story
18
What is foreshadowing?
A line repeated throughout the story.
When the writer drops hints about a future event.
When there is lots of speech in a piece of writing.
When the story ends with a shocking or dramatic moment.
19
What is a cyclical structure?
When the ending is shocking and abrupt.
When the ending is peaceful and relaxing.
When a piece of writing ends in the same way it began.
When a line is repeated throughout a story.
20
What are the three main sentence types you need to use?
Simple, compound and complex
Long, short, and in between
Adverbs, verbs, adjectives
Description, repetition, one word sentences

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