Narrative Devices

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Narrative Devices

• L.O. To be able to use a range of narrative
  devices to involve the reader.
• - To be able to recognise how writers convey
  setting, character and mood through word choice
  and structure.

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Simple, compound and complex sentences.

• http//www.northwood.org.uk/complex20sentences.ht
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• After watching the PowerPoint, complete the
  worksheet on sentences.

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Answers

1. While the sun shone, they stayed on the beach.
   complex
2. I went into town and then drove to Manchester
   airport. compound
3. All of a sudden, in the middle of the match, the
   phone rang. complex
4. The girl had a blister on her heel. simple
5. The panda ate loads of bamboo shoots. simple
6. Caravans were parked all the way along the coast.
   simple.

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Answers

• 7) The new Harry Potter book is brilliant.
  simple
• 8) I like all types of food including fish.
  simple
• 9) When the branch snapped, Matt fell out of the
  tree and broke his arm. complex
• 10) Elephants are bigger than snails. simple
• 11) Elephants, which are large mammals, are
  bigger than snails. complex
• 12) Mice like to eat grain. simple
• 13) In India, during the monsoon season, it is
  extremely hot and wet. complex.

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In pairs, take it in turns to read a paragraph of
the extract Hideous dogs

• First read the paragraph really quickly without
  pausing for punctuation at all.
• Now, read the same paragraphs at a normal reading
  speed, stopping for one second for each comma and
  two seconds for each full stop.
• Full stop 2 second pause
• Comma 1 second pause

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Complete Activity 1, question 2
Way of creating tension and excitement Example How it works in the extract
Using vivid, unusual words that feed our imaginations Ghastly This sounds a bit like ghostly so it is frightening straight away. Also ghastly sounds unhealthy and rather disgusting
Repeating words and phrases to build up a fast rhythm
Uses short sentences for impact


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Complete Activity 2
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A
C
My favourite ending is ______. I prefer this
ending because ________________________________.
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One dark, stormy night crying could be
heard.....