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This PowerPoint presentation focuses on Narrative Writing for the Cambridge IGCSE First Language English curriculum. Whether you’re preparing for exams or aiming to enhance your storytelling abilities, this lesson provides a clear, scaffolded approach to help you excel.

What You’ll Learn:

• How to effectively communicate thoughts, feelings, and ideas.
• Tips to maintain clarity, structure, and accurate language in your writing.
• The essentials of grammar, vocabulary, and sentence variation to make your writing shine.

Key Highlights of This Lesson:

• Breaking Down the Prompt: Learn to identify the writing style, understand the scenario, and plan within the recommended word count (350-450 words).
• Marking Criteria Demystified: Gain insights into how your work will be assessed:
• Content & Structure (16 Marks): Create engaging plots, vivid descriptions, strong characters, and impactful climaxes.
• Style & Accuracy (24 Marks): Master precise vocabulary, grammar and punctuation to enhance your score.

Step-by-Step Guide to Narrative Writing:

• Plot Elements: Match plot descriptions to their elements to strengthen your understanding of storytelling.
• Setting: Plan and write a compelling opening paragraph using essential setting elements.
• Characterisation: Develop rich, relatable characters by drafting and comparing body paragraphs.
• Conflict: Explore different conflict types and learn to incorporate them seamlessly into your story.
• Story Structure: Craft your narrative with an introduction, body paragraphs (covering conflict, rising actions, and climax), and a resolution.

Interactive Exercises:

• Throughout the video, pause for activities to test your understanding and compare your drafts to sample answers.

Practice Makes Perfect:

• Wrap up the session by selecting a prompt and writing your complete story.
• Use the techniques and structure discussed to create a compelling narrative that meets IGCSE marking criteria.