Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will write the final chapter of our memoir and we will convey a powerful emotion using imagery. Then we can put all our work together and compile a finished piece.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which ONE of these sentences is TRUE?
All your paragraphs should be the same length.
All your sentences should be the same length.
Correct answer: Short sentences are often the most powerful.
You should only use full stops in your writing.
Q2.
What do you call a jump back in time?
Cliffhanger
Correct answer: Flashback
Imagery
Sensory language
Q3.
What do you call words which create pictures?
Cliffhanger
Flashback
Correct answer: Imagery
Sensory language
Q4.
What do you call an ending which doesn't tell you exactly what happens next?
Correct answer: Cliffhanger
Flashback
Imagery
Sensory language
Q5.
Who wrote 'Lark'?
Correct answer: Anthony McGowan
Dean Atta
Dodie Smith
Laurie Lee

5 Questions

Q1.
Which of these means using words to create pictures in our writing?
Cyclical structure
Flashback
Correct answer: Imagery
Sensory language
Q2.
Which of these means referring to sound/sight/hearing/taste/touch?
Cyclical Structure
Flashback
Imagery
Correct answer: Sensory language
Q3.
Which of these is when you echo the start of a piece of writing at the end?
Correct answer: Cyclical Structure
Flashback
Imagery
Sensory language
Q4.
Which of these is when you jump backwards in time to explain something that happened earlier?
Cyclical Structure
Correct answer: Flashback
Imagery
Sensory language
Q5.
Which of these is NOT true about memoirs?
They are based on real life past experiences.
Correct answer: They are only written by famous people.
They are written in the first person.
They often focus on one part of life.

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UnitEnglish / Creative writing: memoir

English