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New Century School- Scholarship Writing Practice, 2024 1 Year 3/4 Scholarship Writing Practice #4007SW Write a creative piece using the following image as inspiration with the title: ‘The Secret Behind the Bookcase’. Your essay will be assessed on: • The quality in the content of your writing • How well you organise and structure your writing • How clearly and effectively you express yourself Aim to write between 300-350 words at this level. Focus 1: Feedback Teachers will provide feedback on the previous topic. Focus 2: Quick Writes The QW activities are set up to tie in with the topic. It is a brainstorm and discussion aspect of each lesson. Students need to think quickly, much like in exam conditions, and respond to the mini tasks to the best of their ability. While there is no right or wrong answer, its aim is to get the students thinking about the task. It is best to write in complete sentences or write a list when instructed. Set a timer for 40 seconds (recommended) or choose a time you wish to spend on each Quick Write activity. Time should not exceed 2 minutes per topic. Ask students to write as much as they can about the following: QW#1. Write a list of places where you might find books. Think about some unlikely places, too. (Example: library, office, home, under the bed, lost property!) QW#2. Do you know what ‘rumble’ means? Write a list of things that you associate with rumble noises. (Example: empty stomach, thunder, furniture being moved around.)

New Century School- Scholarship Writing Practice, 2024 3 Focus 4: Interpreting a picture prompt There are three ways in which you can respond to a picture prompt. 1. Realistic: representing things in a way that is accurate and true to life 2. Futuristic: having or involving very modern technology or design 3. Abstract: existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence • By looking at the picture presented, think about what would take place in this location. Decide whether it would be best suited to a realistic, futuristic, or abstract response. The bookcase could be in a library or a school, or perhaps act as a portal which allows the character to time travel. • This picture could be interpreted in several interesting ways. Most students would write a parallel story of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Consider writing a story that still links to the prompt but perhaps not as directly as at first thought. Use the responses and discussion ideas from Quick Writes 1-. 3 • Write about what happened just before the picture was taken. • Write about anything unexpected in the picture; not just what you may see or come through the secret doorway. • Think about what would happen if the picture was unfrozen. What would happen next? • Imagine what is happening outside the ‘frame’ and write about that! • The story could be told from the point of view of something in the picture such as a book or shelf itself. Tip: Try to avoid writing about aliens, war, supernatural and monster themes unless the task states. A mystery or adventure story works well. Important: Limit dialogue to 2-3 lines per essay. Dialogue should be natural-sounding and punctuated correctly. Try to begin dialogue on a new line each time a character speaks. Focus 5: Character development There are many things to consider when creating your story. You may already know that a good story has interesting characters, a setting, and a problem. But there is much more to consider. Let’s look at some of these below to help you write an engaging tale! Creating interesting characters Think about creating believable characters. Consider the following: * Their appearance – what do your characters look like?
New Century School- Scholarship Writing Practice, 2024 4 * Their feelings- how would they respond to a situation? * Their likes/dislikes- does adding background information about a character tell the reader more? * Their personality – what are they like? * Their actions- how do they behave and what do they do? * Their interactions- how do they interact with other characters and objects in your story? Use a combination of description, dialogue, actions, and interaction s with other characters. Description: the physical appearance, the personality and personal history of the character. Dialogue: how the character talks to others; stutters, tone, are they timid, brave, or lively? Adverbs will help here. Example: “Who’s there?” she enquired timidly as she moved the books aside. Direction: How the character behaves and responds gives the reader a better understanding of who they are. Interaction: ‘They huddled together in the basement quietly and worked out a cunning plan.’ Consider creating interesting characters who are dynamic. Characters who take-action in the story, change, learn and perhaps even grow! Focus 6: Secrets- Extending the prompt Discuss why people may keep secrets. What secret may be hidden behind the bookcase? Is it an object? Is it concealed in a box or a locked safe? Who placed it there, when, and why? What themes will you incorporate in your story? For example: loss of trust, dishonesty, disloyalty. Will someone’s reputation be tainted or destroyed if the secret is to be found out and shared? What will your character or characters do with this secret? Is it best to keep the secret or tell someone about it? Consider the consequences of this action in your story. Focus 7: Activity- creating interesting expressions and vivid imagery Read the short story below about ‘The Storm’. Can you identify the key language features in the passage? Don’t worry if you don’t know all these terms now, you will learn them soon enough. 1. Action verb- are words that describe actions that can be physical or mental. They express an action or something that a person, animal, force of nature, or thing can do. 2. Metaphor- is saying something is something else. Example: Their cheeks are roses. 3. Noun group- is a group of words relating to, or building on, a noun. 4. Simile- is comparing two unlike things using like or as. Example: Their cheeks are like roses.