“I’m sorry I didn’t think it mattered.”

• It was only a tenner.• He forgot my birthday.• I didn’t think she’d notice.• They weren’t supposed to know.• Why shouldn’t I?

• Which one matters most? Put them in order.

“I’m sorry I didn’t think it mattered.”Writing a short story

• What does a short story need?• Select the ingredients from the list below.

– setting– denouement/ solution– dialogue/ people talking– climax/ high point– description– dilemma/ problem– plot

Give reasons for your choices.

“I’m sorry I didn’t think it mattered”Writing a short story

• Now put your chosen ingredients in an order you think makes sense.

• No plan your ideas around those ingredients.– Setting: an old people’s home– Description: of one particular old lady and her life– Dilemma: She’s senile and doesn’t know how much money she

has, so wouldn’t miss a few pounds– Dialogue: Between thief and nurse who discovers the theft– Climax: whether or not the thief will be reported to the police.– Denouement: returning the money with the promise to spend

more time with the old lady instead.

AO3ii organise information and ideas into structured and sequenced sentences, paragraphs and whole texts, using a

variety of linguistic and structural features to support cohesion and overall coherence

• Setting out dialogue: true or false1. if a new character speaks, it’s on a new line2. if a character speaks they don’t need speech

marks3. if a character speaks they should have no

punctuation in what they say4. if a character speaks it should be clear who is

speaking and how they’re speaking