Creative writing tips

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Sarah Moody
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Key stage
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Language: Writing skills
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Student activity

This helpful checklist or set of tips guides KS3-4 students through some of the fundamental elements of creative writing, including careful planning, as well as how to start and end a story. There is also guidance on how to use flashbacks and 'zooming in' to make their story more engaging for the reader. 

It includes a list of techniques to help students: 

Features to use:

adjectives, noun phrases, alliteration, imagery, triples, adverbs, verbs, motifs (recurring symbols), the senses.

An extract from the resource: 

Zoom:

Try a number of places where you can ‘zoom’ in on the characters, the setting or important items. Have close-ups focusing on important details so the reader will notice them and realise they are important as they reveal new or vital ‘clues’ to help the story or description move on.

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