Key takeaways
Understanding the marking criteria for narrative writing at ‘Grade 4’.
Effective characterisation at ‘Grade 4’.
Using the narrative arc ‘Grade 4.
Host: As an experienced secondary English teacher, I have taught GCSE and A-Level English (Language and Literature), Media Studies, Extended Project Qualification, Critical Thinking and Drama in a wide range of educational settings in London and Surrey (outstanding secondary schools, academies and a further education college). I am also been involved in motivating students through extracurricular activities inside and outside of school. Additionally, I have a certificate in Life Coaching.
In this series on Narrative Writing classes your tutor, Kitan Cox, will start from a notional Grade 4 level and work all the way up to a notional Grade 9 level. You can pick and choose the Grade classes to best suit your ability, although we recommend starting from Class 1 (Grade 4 Level) to build a strong foundation and work your way up to whichever class best pushes your story writing capability and further develops your ability to reach those all important grades.
You will begin the series in Class 1 by mastering writing at a Grade 4 level, to firmly cement your story writing skills that are needed in your GCSE (or equivalent) exams. In this class you will identify what skills examiners are looking out for when they mark your writing for you to reach Grade 4.
In this assignment you will 'Write a story involving a journey.'
More in this series:
English Narrative Writing: Mastering Grade 5 - Class 2
English Narrative Writing: Mastering Grade 7 - Class 3
English Narrative Writing: Mastering Grade 9 - Class 4
Safeguarding reminder:The safety of your child is of the utmost importance. All of our classes are pre-recorded to remove any concerns around live participation. For reruns of our past live classes, students' webcams and microphones were disabled and only the chat history, if participation was requested, is visible.
Suitable for:
This class is aimed towards English students in Years 10-11 or S4-S5 who want to excel at their English GCSE (or equivalent) examinations. This is a perfect class for students to really understand what examiners are looking for when marking narrative writing.
Class requirements:
You will need a laptop or device with internet connection to watch the class, as well as a pen and notepad for taking notes.
What to expect:
- This class will take place online via a Zoom webinar.
- For live classes, please arrive promptly. Students' cameras and microphones are disabled by default.
- For on demand classes, students will be watching a recording of a previous live class.
- Once you have signed up, you will be taken to your dashboard where you can view details of the class, and re-watch it in the future.
- Students will be sent confirmation of the class to their email address if provided.