Year 4 Creative Writing - Story Structure Poster

L.O. To revise the structure of the first 15 lines of a short story

Create a poster on A4 paper to explain story structure to Year 3 pupils.

Include all of the 'first three sections of a short story' information at http://www.baldworm.co.uk on the poster. Remember to include all of our descriptive techniques.

Due: Friday

Year 4 Creative Writing - Kinesthetic learning

L.O. To revise the structure of the first 1/2 page of a short story

We have been studying the structure of the first 15 lines of a short story. To help you remember this key information, we are going to create 'clapping and movement rhymes'. This is a kinesthetic learning tasks - learning by carrying out a physical activity, rather than listening to a lecture or watching a demonstration.

Kinesthetic learning is a key learning style. Learn more about learning styles here.

In class, we enjoyed videos of the year Six 'parts of speech' clapping and movement rhymes. You're going to create the same thing, but this time it is for story structure.

Homework: In pairs, create a memorable 'clapping and movement' rhyme to help your friends remember the structure of the first fifteen lines of a short story. Make sure you include references to exciting first lines, all of the descriptive techniques (five senses, colour, simile, etc), shown feelings and describing a character.

You can learn more about these key skills through the links below:

What is story structure?
Exciting first line
Setting the scene using our descriptive techniques
More speech and describing one of the characters

We'll video all of your work next week, and vote for the 'best' - Which is the most memorable rhyme? Which rhyme packed in the most information about story structure?

Here is an example of the parts of speech rhyme from a school in the North of England. Your rhyme will need to be longer than this to pack in all the information -and you might want to include some dance elements, too!

Find time to meet with your partner - at break, lunch or after-school - to write and rehearse your story structure clapping rhyme!

Year 4 Creative Writing - First 15 lines - Character Descriptions

L.O. To revise the structure of the first 15 lines of a short story


You are going to write the first 15 lines of a short story whilst following Bald Worm's story structure advice.

Click here to read full details, and access useful links, on the Year 4 pupil wiki page.

Year 4 Creative Writing - Revising Story Structure

L.O. To revise the structure of the first two sections of a short story (exciting first line and setting the scene)

Homework: You are going to write the first fifteen lines of a short story. Here is my plan for a short story about a dilemma:

Characters:
Hashim - a school boy
Mr Gradgrind - his teacher

Location: A school room

Beginning: Hashim didn't do his English homework last night? Should he confess to Mr Gradgrind?

Middle: Hashim decides to confess to his teacher...

End: ...but before he can say anything his classmate, Sally, tells Mr Gradgrind she has left her story on her desk - and Mr Gradgrind puts her in detention for the rest of the week!

Your homework is to write the first 1/2 page- roughly 15 lines of A4 - of this story, including an exciting first line and then setting the scene the descriptive techniques we studied in the Spring.

Feeling clever? Try to include some shown feelings alongside the direct speech.

Click here to revise exciting first lines.
Click here to revise setting the scene in a short story.

Download another copy of the worksheet from box.net by clicking here.

Remember you are not telling the whole story; you're just writing the first part of it so you can revise story structure!

Year 4 Creative Writing - Story With A Dilemma

We have been studying stories based around a dilemma. Your homework is to write a story based on a dilemma, using our descriptive techniques and direct speech to power the story forwards.

Please remember to 'set the scene' at the beginning of the story, using all the descriptive techniques we studied last term!

Feeling clever? Try to include some shown feelings. Click here to learn more.

Don't forget to read the story through before you hand it in! Click here to learn the best way to 'check' a short story!