When I started work today, I had / was having / had already had / hadn had breakfast

Narrative tenses

When I started work today, I had / was having / had already had breakfast.

When I started primary school, I learned / had learned / was learning to write.

When I left school, I had been to / was going to / had been going to ______ five countries.

When I left my last job, I worked / had been working / was working there for _____ four years.

When I got married, I was going out / had gone out / had been going out with my boy friend for ______ three years.

I did / didnt take an umbrella with me this morning because it didnt rain / had rained / wasnt raining / was raining.

When I got to the class this evening, the lesson started / was starting / hadnt started / had started.

When I woke up this morning, my mum and dad got up / was getting up / had got up / hadnt got up yet

Narrative Writing - Plot and Theme

This is the basic narrative structure you will be expected to adhere to in your writing. Beginning - Introduction Intro to main character/Intro to problem or issue

Middle DevelopmentDevelopment of character(s). The words a character speaks will always tell the reader something more about what that character is like. The writer is concerned with how the character speaks as well as with what the character says. Development of problem/conflict/issue Tension at height of problem/conflict/issue

End ResolutionResolution of problem Closure for character(s)

Narrative Structure Chart

Exposition: setting the scene and introducing the characters. Development: the situation is developed; more characters introduced.Complication: something happens to complicate the lives of the characters in some way. Climax: a decisive moment is reached: matters come to a head; suspense is high. Resolution: matters are resolved and some sort of satisfactory end is reached.

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It was early morning, the air still crisp only to be disturbed by the odd pigeon flying on the inside of the station roof. Suddenly, a voice boomed over the tannoy system disturbing the quiet. Ladies and gentlemen, your attention please. The 6.41 for London is delayed by 33 minutes. This train will now arrive on platform four.

Your task is to develop that opening What happened next? Why was your character there? Where were they going? Who were they waiting for?How does the delay have an effect on them?

Success Criteria Is it imaginative?Does it use interesting adjectives to describe?Has anything been revealed about the character?Do we begin to get a sense of where the plot will go?