Writing Character & Dialogue
Write narratives that develop real or imagined experiences using effective technique — including establishing context and point of view, developing characters through dialogue, pacing, and description, using varied transitions, and providing a reflective conclusion
Typical age: 11–14 years
“When your child writes a story, do they use techniques like describing feelings, building suspense, or showing dialogue to make it interesting to read?”
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Needs first
- Planning NarrativesREQUIRED
KS3 narrative technique builds on KS2 planning narrative writing from author techniques
- Cohesion and Transitions Across WritingREQUIRED
Writing narratives with pacing, point of view, and varied transitions depends on command of the full toolkit of transitional and cohesive devices for signalling shifts in time, setting, and perspective
- Narrative WritingREQUIRED
KS3 narrative writing extends KS2 writing narratives with settings, characters, and plot