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This assignment guides students in understanding how authors develop characters and create narrative expectations to engage readers. Students will write their own story inspired by a painting, focusing on character development and intrigue. The homework includes writing a maximum of one page and completing a worksheet on the use of commas within sentences. Example sentences illustrate correct comma usage in various contexts. Special emphasis is placed on analyzing "Coraline," highlighting themes of mystery and fear associated with discovered secrets.
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Developing Characters L.O. – To appreciate how a writer creates expectations and gets a reader interested in a text. Homework – Write your story based on the painting. Max 1 page. Due Monday 8th Feb
Commas • Complete the worksheet on commas. • You will need to write in your book.
Commas A – On the table there is a telephone, a cup of coffee, a book and a key.
Commas C • Rover, the friendly old sheep dog, barked at the strangers. • The Mississippi, the longest river in America, flows into the gulf of Mexico. • We visited Norway, a land of mountains and fjords. • Susan, my youngest sister, is five today. • Mr Matthews, the head teacher, was not amused. • Liverpool, a large city in England, has two cathedrals.
Coraline Very old house - “door” - Coraline discovers the door and this suggests it is secret and hidden. So it could lead somewhere mysterious and scary. Coraline will be a ghost or horror story “other people” -