This video outlines elements of a plot to identify the main events of a story.

This video explores the importance of conflict in storytelling, highlighting how conflicts drive the plot forward and shape characters. It discusses different types of conflicts such as character versus character, nature, and society,...

This video explores how authors manipulate time and use various techniques such as foreshadowing, flashbacks, and pacing to build tension and suspense in a story. By carefully crafting these elements, authors guide readers towards the...

The video provides a step-by-step guide on how to construct a compelling narrative by comparing it to climbing a mountain. It emphasizes the importance of structuring a story with key elements like exposition, rising action, climax,...

This video, entitled "Subplot Functions," explain what a subplot is in a story and the role it plays.

Pupil outcome: I can track the main events and characters of 'Animal Farm' and link to Orwell’s purpose. Key learning points: - Orwell uses key plot points in the novella to present his themes. - Freytag’s pyramid is a useful tool to...

Pupil outcome: I can plan a well-structured piece of narrative writing inspired by a character from a story I have read using single paragraph outlines. Key learning points: - The 5 part narrative structure divides a story into:...

Pupil outcome: I can plan a narrative using a five part structure. Key learning points: - The structure of a narrative means how the plot is organised - its sequence. - Readers need to feel that the structure of a story has been planned....

Pupil outcome: I can use the conventions of fairytales to plan a story about a social issue. Key learning points: - Fairy tales have specific conventions including noble heroes/heroines, magical transformations and happy endings. -...

Pupil outcome: I can understand the arc of a narrative and how the plot of 'The Twisted Tree' fits within it. Key learning points: - Lots of stories, particularly fables and fairy tales, fit into a traditional narrative arc. - A...

Pupil outcome: I can explore Shakespeare's structural conventions of tragedy in the play. Key learning points: - Shakespeare's tragedies, like many Jacobean tragedies, focus on the consequences of the disruption of social order -...

Pupil outcome: I can understand the plot and context of ‘Othello’. Key learning points: - Iago is angry that he has been passed over for promotion, so pretends to love Othello whist plotting his downfall - Iago tells Desdemona's father...

Pupil outcome: I can plan an interesting narrative. Key learning points: - When writing a short story, we can condense the traditional narrative arc. - We need to craft for a believable unfolding of events for a short story. - In short...

Pupil outcome: I can use a convincing voice in my narrative writing. Key learning points: - We do not have to get to the resolution of a plot in a short story. - We can manipulate time in our narrative to give it an interesting...

Pupil outcome: I can write about the structure of ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ and how it links to key themes in the novella. Key learning points: - The power of human curiosity is key theme shown through the detective form and final narratives of...

Pupil outcome: I can plan the opening to an impactful narrative. Key learning points: - Stories might have an impact on someone's life by changing their perspective, or revealing something about humanity. - All stories are composed of...

Pupil outcome: I can improve a piece of narrative writing by considering sentence structure and vocabulary, as well as effectively proofreading it. Key learning points: - Reviewing and refining a piece of writing is an important skill in...

Pupil outcome: I can write a well-structured and developed piece of narrative writing inspired by a character from a story I have read. Key learning points: - The 5 part narrative structure divides a story into exposition, rising action,...

Pupil outcome: I can explain how Macbeth meets the conventions of a Shakespearean tragedy. Key learning points: - Shakespeare’s tragedies often focus on the fall of noblemen - Shakespearean tragic heroes such as Macbeth, often fall...

In this video, you will learn about formatting the text in ChatGPT to make our storytelling more engaging and visually appealing and how to use formatting options into our storytelling component.

In this video, we will explore the visual storytelling aspect of ChatGPT. We will ask ChatGPT to use a story and convert it into a graphic novel. We will give it specific instructions to fine-tune the novel, and even try creating a...

This video breaks down the concept of plot, an essential component of storytelling, using the classic tale of Little Red Riding Hood as an illustrative example. It explains how plot structures a narrative and makes it compelling,...

Unfolding Plot describes how a given story's plot unfolds by retelling the story and citing events.

Elements of Plot identifies the elements of plot, including exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.