Inspire-English-Year-8-Student-Book-sample-2

Sample content: all content subject to change at publisher discretion. Not for resale, circulation or distribution in whole or in part. ©Pearson 2020Unit 1: Heroes and villains Section 11 Assessment 49 Use the following steps to plan your story’s structure, noting down your ideas in a table like the one below.a) Think about the opening of your story. Consider:• How will you engage the reader from the very first sentence? • How will you set the scene and introduce your characters?b) Think about the ending of your story. Consider:• Will it end happily, sadly or with a twist?• Will your characters get what they deserve?2Put the title of your story hereExpositionConflictClimaxResolution Write your story. As you write, try to make your story as dramatic, engaging and exciting as possible. You can do this by using:• suitable language styles for your characters’ speech• precise, varied and interesting vocabulary • a variety of sentence lengths, with a variety of conjunctions• adverbials to link sentences and paragraphs.1Activity 2: Writing Read through your story. As you read, ask yourself:• Is my plot interesting and engaging?• Is my vocabulary dramatic and exciting?• Are my sentences clear and easy to understand? Check that:• the registers you have chosen suit your content• you have made effective vocabulary choices• you have used a variety of single- and multi-clause sentences• you have consistently used the same tense and person throughout your writing• your spelling, punctuation and grammar are accurate.1Activity 3: Reviewing and revising