| | The use of “epitome” is a sophisticated without being overly complicated |
The phrase “a shadow if its former glory” uses vocabulary successfully to develop the description | ||
| The image of the lively house is contrasted with the word ‘dead’ to add emphasis | |
The focus on time adverbials emphasise the change e.g. “now”, “no longer” and “once” |
Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation |
| | The separation of the clauses using a semi-colon in this long sentence is effective as the second phrase directly builds on the first |
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Edexcel English Language GCSE Paper 1: Imaginative Writing Tasks This resource is a series of titles linked to pictures in the style of Edexcel’s English Language GCSE Paper 1 Imaginative Writing questions. The images are my own and you are very welcome to use them as practice questions.
More Edexcel English Language GCSE Resources Edexcel English Language GCSE Paper 1: Imaginative Writing Unit This half-termly unit of work is designed to help prepare students for the Edexcel English Language Paper 1 exam with particular focus on narrative and descriptive writing. It supports students in actively exploring and enjoying both descriptive and narrative writing, looking at excellent and varied models of texts and identifying successful features before moving to students composing their own creative responses.
Edexcel English Language GCSE: Spoken Language Unit This unit prepares students for their Edexcel GCSE English Language spoken presentation. The unit guides students through the process by looking at aspects of effective presentations such as openings, rhetorical devices, endings, use of cue cards to structure a talk, delivery and responding to questions.
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Unit 2 Reading and Writing: Description, Narration and Exposition gives two prompts to choose between, for an account and an essay perhaps, and Unit 3: Reading and Writing: Argumentation, Persuasion and Instructional sets up a letter, or similar. Jump ahead to WJEC Eduqas non-fiction writing prompts from past GCSE papers.
2 Grade 9 Creative Writing Examples. I recently asked my year 11s to pen a piece of description and/or narrative writing for their mini assessment. I gave them the following prompts: Your school wants you to contribute to a collection of creative writing. EITHER: Write a short story as suggested by this picture:
Retold Fable. Prompt: Modernize a classic fable or story, such as the Boy Who Cried Wolf, in a contemporary setting. Potential Story Directions: The story could be set in a modern city, exploring current social issues. It might be told from a different perspective, offering a fresh take on the moral of the story.
Showing, Not Telling. 'Show, don't tell' is a golden rule in creative writing. Instead of simply telling the reader what is happening, show them through actions, thoughts, senses, and feelings. For example, rather than simply telling the reader a character is tall, show them that in your writing: "He towered above me like a skyscraper."
The style of your story writing is closely related to the language you use. For example, in a creative writing response, the best answers show evidence of careful word choice and linguistic techniques. Imaginative writing helps the reader to visualise the person, place, or situation being described via word choice and linguistic techniques.
Edexcel English Language Paper 1. Edexcel English Language Paper 1 materials. A collection of well differentiated lessons and revision materials to prepare GCSE students for Edexcel English Language Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing, prepared by an Outstanding-rated English specialist and Lead Practitioner.
The Pearson Edexcel English Language GCSE is comprised of two papers. Paper 1 asks students to analyse an extract from a 19th century fiction text and then produce a piece of imaginative writing. This paper is worth 40% of the GCSE overall and has time-limit of one hour and 45 minutes.
II. Desire. [6] Small child really wants cake but has been forbidden from taking it down from the shelf. Start this story with the child lusting after the cake, which you should describe - baking, decorating etc - in delicious detail. [ read a short, very funny version of this here]
GCSE Edexcel 30/30 Creative Writing Coursework. This coursework showcases the author's exceptional writing skills, vivid imagination, and ability to create compelling characters and settings - fulfilling all the AOs necessary to achieve the highest possible mark. This resource is a great example of high-quality creative writing.
Edexcel English Language Bundle GCSEExamQuestionPractice. A bundle of resources to use when teaching Edexcel English Language. Contains a Gothic scheme of work (for teaching Language Paper 1), a speech-writing scheme of work (for teaching both language papers AND covering the spoken language endorsement) and a full marks (grade 9) piece of imaginative writing.
in English Language Edexcel GCSE. In this tutorial we ask what is creative writing, where can I find examples of creative writing and how can I write creatively? Over the next 3 tutorials we will look examples of creative writing and have a workshop playing around with words to produce a creative piece of writing.
Grade 9 English GCSE Creative Writing 40 Mark Example. This is a slightly earlier draft of a piece I wrote both prior to my exam and in the exam (though reworded to fit the new prompt), the final draft that was revised off this graded 40/40 marks. I believe a significant addition I added to the final draft was a humourous plot twist at the end ...
The style of the writing (sentence structure and overall structure) is dynamic and engaging; Below you will find a detailed creative writing model in response to an example of Paper 1 Question 5, under the following sub-headings (click to go straight to that sub-heading): Writing a GCSE English Language story; Structuring your story
Resource type: Worksheet/Activity. File previews. pdf, 1.98 MB. Edexcel English Language GCSE Paper 1: Imaginative Writing Tasks. This resource is a series of titles linked to pictures in the style of Edexcel's English Language GCSE Paper 1 Imaginative Writing questions. The images are my own and you are very welcome to use them as practice ...