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Top 10 Narrative Tips

By Alexia (One of our Year 10 SHINE in English students offered her tips on how to improve creative writing skills)

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Spend 5 minutes planning

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Remember your 5W's (who, what, when, where, why)

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Remember your 5 senses (taste, touch, smell, sight, sound)

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Effective opening - impress the examiner

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Effective ending  - solve the problem, or leave them hangin'

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Add a character

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Try to use 3rd person

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Pull out your best vocabulary

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Shine with similes and master the metaphors

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Be positive, be confident - you can do this!!

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Top 10 Bands to look out for in 2017

 

01

Peace – an English Indie/alternative rock band from Worcester mainly known for odd music videos (see the video for “Money”.)

Money

Gen Strange

Lost On Me

 

02

Snow White's Poison Bite - Finnish pop punk band with regularly alternating members.

The End of Prom Night

Kristy Killings

Down in the Morgue

 

03

BTS - South Korean boy band formed in 2013 after being scouted through "Big Hit" auditions.

Blood Sweat & Tears

Lie

I NEED U

 

04

Prose-Three piece Manchester band blending hip-hop and acoustic.

Run with Faith

Caravan

Highs & Lows

 

05

Bombay Bicycle club- English Indie rock band formed in London in 2005.

Luna

So Long, See You Tomorrow

Magnet

 

06

Devil Driver-An American heavy metal band from California formed in 2002.

Sail

I Could Care Less

I Dreamed I Died

 

07

Julian Casablancas + the Voidz – American rock group formed by Julian Casablancas (from The Strokes.)

Xerox

Further Electricity

Off to War…

 

08

Seventeen - South Korean boy group with thirteen members formed in 2015.

VERY NICE

Mansae

Say Yes

 

09

Milky Chance-Two member German folk group originating from Kassel consisting of lead vocal and guitarist.

Cocoon

Sadnecessary

Stunner

 

10

GENGAHR-Dream pop/indie rock group formed in London 2013.

She’s a Witch

Heroine

Bathed in Light