Just William Just William Is a Children's Story Set in England

Just William me so I can print off a copy of the reviewed version and then a Just William is a children’s story set in England. Richmal final one. Don’t forget to use the bookmark to guide you in your Crompton has written a book about a boy and the adventures writing. and escapades he has as he tries to avoid being all the things Your new chapter is to be finished and handed in on Tuesday adults would like him to be (smart, hard-working, clean, tidy)! 3rd May (this gives you lots of time to do this homework). Your task is to write a new chapter, covering an interesting adventure, to fit into the book. Where will you fit Years 5 & 6 Storywriting in your story? Will it involve the Outlaws, be set in the barn, • 5 Ws (what, where, why, who, when) involve members of his family? What is going to go on? What • Write a short plan will be the dilemma? • Beginning, middle and end Briefly skim the book reminding yourself about the main • Be clear how it will end – plan it before you start events, and make notes on events that are regularly described • Ending – don’t just stop, tie up the loose ends and how the author writes about them (all that wonderful • Don’t finish with ‘I woke up and it was all a dream’ vocabulary (!), the way William speaks, his personality, the • Attention-grabbing first sentence (start in the reactions of his family, his daring-do). Decide on major or middle of action, with speech, description) minor happenings and write your new chapter, keeping to the • 3rd person usually style of the author. Your chapter MUST fit into the book • Past tense without upsetting the storyline in any major way. A minimum of • 2-3 main characters 3 A4 sides is required (that’s about a size 12 font on the • Description through speech or events computer!). • Let the speech tell you what a character is like Don’t forget that we have just spent two weeks looking • Different words for ‘said’ or use adverbs to qualify at writing a story from start to finish. A chapter can be ‘said’ written in just such a way – opening, build-up, dilemma, events, • No ‘got’, no ‘nice’ ending. • If a realistic story, keep it realistic/If a fantasy I expect a well-researched piece of work as this is the story, keep it fantastic culmination (look it up!) of your work on the book. A high level • Use your own knowledge of life; don’t try to write of presentation is expected. There should obviously be signs of about something you know nothing about editing. If you wrote it out on paper first, let me see the • Use a mixture of simple and complex sentences original as well as the finished piece. If you use ICT, you could • Write in paragraphs, showing changes of time, place, use the review toolbar to show all your editing and e-mail it to action, character, speech .

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