Narrative Writing

Worked examples (8)extended set

• 1A story with a given title: making the title matter
• 2Words to include: making them the turning point
• 3A situation prompt: characters who drive the plot
• 4A given opening line: pace between the first line and the climax
• 5Craft focus (practice extract): a climax and ending without melodrama
• 6An abstract title: telling a story, not writing an essay
• 7Non-chronological structure: a controlled flashback
• 8Dual narrative and understatement: a Level 6 story

Model answers (6)

• ✓Model answer 1
• ✓Model answer 2
• ✓Model answer 3
• ✓Model answer 4
• ✓Model answer — Section B Composition — narrative title (generic, 2027–2029 style)
• ✓Model answer — Section B Composition — narrative title (generic, 2027–2029 style)

Worked examples (6)

• 1Planning a contained narrative (one incident, not an epic)
• 2Crafting an arresting opening (and the openings to avoid)
• 3'Show, don't tell' — emotion through concrete detail
• 4Varying sentence length to control pace and tension
• 5Controlling structure — chronology, a flashback, a resonant ending
• 6Building tension and atmosphere without melodrama

Model answers (6)

• ✓Model answer 1
• ✓Model answer 2
• ✓Model answer 3
• ✓Model answer 4
• ✓Model answer — Section B Composition — narrative title (generic, 2027–2029 style)
• ✓Model answer — Section B Composition — narrative title (generic, 2027–2029 style)

Worked examples (6)

• 1Planning a contained narrative (one incident, not an epic)
• 2Crafting an arresting opening (and the openings to avoid)
• 3'Show, don't tell' — emotion through concrete detail
• 4Varying sentence length to control pace and tension
• 5Controlling structure — chronology, a flashback, a resonant ending
• 6Building tension and atmosphere without melodrama

Model answers (6)

• ✓Model answer 1
• ✓Model answer 2
• ✓Model answer 3
• ✓Model answer 4
• ✓Model answer — Section B Composition — narrative title (generic, 2027–2029 style)
• ✓Model answer — Section B Composition — narrative title (generic, 2027–2029 style)