Imaginative writing: creating a scene

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Beth Kemp
Imaginative writing: creating a scene
Main Subject
Key stage
Category
English
Resource type
Complete lesson
Teaching ideas
Worksheet

This resource guides students through an imaginative writing task, using the idea of two characters who get into trouble. The students make a series of initial decisions about the setting, narrative perspective and character. Then they follow a series of steps to support them in structuring their scene. Could work as a KS3 or a GCSE task.

The imaginative writing task:

All stories are made up of scenes. Often when we write a short story in class, we only have time to craft one or two scenes.
 
  • This task will help you to construct an effective narrative scene which ‘zooms in’ on the key part of a story to give it pace, tension and atmosphere.
  • Your story is going to be about two people getting into trouble. This could be a simple physical problem, like being stuck down a hole, or more complex like getting a message from a friend with bad news.

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5

16/06/2021

5
This one worked this morning in Australia! Helped scaffold some good writing from pupils of average ability. Kudos!

Martin Wallace

17/02/2021

5

08/07/2020

Good resource for low ability pupils. Thank You.

balbir shibber

13/04/2020

5

16/06/2021

5
This one worked this morning in Australia! Helped scaffold some good writing from pupils of average ability. Kudos!

Martin Wallace

17/02/2021

5

08/07/2020

Good resource for low ability pupils. Thank You.

balbir shibber

13/04/2020

5

14/11/2019

5

08/11/2019

Very helpful. Thank you.

Sheree Campbell

10/09/2019