Creative writing: setting and atmosphere

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Linda Newton
Creative writing: setting and atmosphere
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Students look closely at the effective use of the senses, vocabulary, personification, contrast and sentence structure in two twentieth-century extracts, Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad and Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, and write their own creative piece. Designed for GCSE English Language for first teaching in September 2015.

You'll find detailed answers relating to the Heart of Darkness extract to support students to develop their analytical skills in Creative writing: setting and atmosphere - support sheet.

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