Year 11 - English
Creating voice in our narratives
Fiction: inner musings
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils explore and practise emulating a range of different narrative voices. They explore narrative voice in 'Alias Grace', 'The Yellow Wallpaper' and 'Klara and the sun' before crafting their own narrative voices. At the end of the unit, they write a narrative with a compelling voice.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to consider what makes a distinct and compelling narrative voice.
Key Notes
- Prompts can help spark ideas for interesting narratives.
- Authorial and narrative voice are different things.
- Narrative voice is often distinct to our own, with endless possibilities
- To shape a compelling voice we should hint at a character's personality, background and thoughts
- Planning a complete profile for a character can help us adhere to a compelling, consistent voice in our narrative
Vocabulary To Learn
- Distinct: recognisably different from something else
- Compelling: if something is compelling, it makes you believe it because it is so strong
- Façade: a deceptive outward appearance
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- You can never use slang, colloquialisms and idioms in narrative writing.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Prompts can help spark ideas for interesting narratives. Authorial and narrative voice are different things.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'Distinct'
recognisably different from something else.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: You can never use slang, colloquialisms and idioms in narrative writing. Correction: If slang, colloquialism and idioms are part of your narrative voice, it is okay to use them but you have to ensure your use of them comes across as deliberate, consistent and that you have secure grammar and control over the piece of work.
More Lessons In This Unit
- 'Alias Grace': forming opinions on characters Study Guide
- 'The Yellow Wallpaper': analysing character Study Guide
- 'The Yellow Wallpaper': crafting voice Study Guide
- Comparing dystopian voices Study Guide
- Conceptualising voice in fiction texts Study Guide
- Emulating Atwood's use of an untrustworthy character in 'Alias Grace' Study Guide
- Emulating Ishiguro's use of an artificial voice in 'Klara and the Sun' Study Guide
- Exploring unique narrative voices Study Guide
- Exploring voice in 'Klara and the Sun' Study Guide
- Planning outstanding narratives Study Guide
- Writing a narrative with a compelling voice Study Guide
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