Crafting a Grade 9 Narrative
🌟Welcome to my creative writing course!🌟
Over my years of tutoring English, I can't count the number of times a student has said, "I just don't have any ideas" or "I don't know how to write it." And I can empathise with that. Nothing is more effective at snuffing out all creativity than a high-stakes, time-limited exam question. The pressure on students is immense. Creative writing (for AQA) is worth 40 marks, which is 25% of the final GCSE grade. In June 2023, 40 marks made the difference between a Grade 5 and a Grade 9...
I have created this course to target students who need extra support in creative writing but don't have access to private tuition. Each video is delivered by me, a tutor with over 3000 hours of experience working with students individually and a proven success rate.
The videos have accompanying worksheets to help students keep track of their progress, and each day gives students the chance to work on the content covered independently. By the end of the course, students will have written a full creative writing response that uses structure for effect, a range of literary techniques, punctuation, and ambitious vocabulary. They will also have developed the skills to apply this response in the exam or, if they choose, to craft a new response using the skills acquired on the course.
Course Overview
Day 1
9 lessons
Day 2
11 lessons
- Today's Task
- The Worksheet
- Structure - Exposition + Media Res
- Structure - Flashback + Flashfoward
- Structure - Zoom In + Zoom out
- Structure - Focus shifts + Pace
- Structure - Twist
- Structure - Endings
- Character - Personality
- Character - Appearance
- Setting
Day 3
8 lessons
- Today's Task
- Technical - Point of View
- Technical - Tenses
- Technical - Formatting Paragraphs
- Technical - Formatting Dialogue
- Drip Feed
- Conscious Crafting
- Show don't tell
Day 4
13 lessons
- Today's Task
- Sensory Details
- Vocab - Intro
- Vocab - How to apply
- Technique - Part 1
- Techniques - Part 2
- Techniques - Part 3
- Punctuation - General
- Punctuation - Brackets + Parenthesis
- Punctuation - Dashes + Hyphens
- Punctuation - Ellipsis
- Punctuation - Colon
- Punctuation - Semicolon
Day 5
9 lessons
- Advanced - Embedded Dialogue Tags
- Advanced - Character Voice
- Advanced - Extended Metaphor
- Advanced - Style
- Advanced - Sentence Starters
- Common Mistakes
- Proofread
- Memorising
- How to link your pre-learned story
By the end of this course, you will:
Have a creative writing piece that you can use in the exam...
...and the skills to write a fresh creative writing piece should you choose.
Frequently asked questions
Who is this course for?
Anyone who is in the lead-up to their English Language GCSE and nervous about the creative writing section of the exam!
What does this course cover?
This course guides students through each step of crafting a top-grade piece of creative writing that they can then adapt to the question in the exam.
Why should I focus on creative writing
For AQA, the creative writing question is worth 40 marks. That's 25% of the exam! In 2023, 40 marks was the difference between a grade 5 and a grade 9...
Pre-Planned Creative Writing: Crafting a Grade 9 Narrative ✍️
Course
£5