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The material explains how to describe a place, introduce characters, build and develop conflict using movement, time cues, tension vocabulary, weather or environment references, and short/simple sentence control. It also outlines persuasive and argumentative techniques, including modal verbs, pronouns, empathetic tone, imperative sentences, direct address, rhetorical questions, repetition, emotive language, and article planning.","A slice of life  \nSlice of Life means we are only writing about a little bit of someone’s life.  \n\n| 1. Describe a place (one or two paragraphs)\u003Cbr>2. Introduce two characters (one or two paragraphs)\u003Cbr>3. Show some kind of disagreement or conflict between the two characters (three or four paragraphs) .\u003Cbr>4. Show the state of the conflict when the characters leave the setting – it may or may not be resolved one or two paragraphs.\u003Cbr>5. Describe the place again (one or two paragraphs) |  |  |  | Resolution Phrase Bank Almost as soon as it started, it was over..\u003Cbr>He limped off, beaten.\u003Cbr>There was no going back.\u003Cbr>Silence\u003Cbr>The sound of sirens arrived as blue lights flashed in the corner\u003Cbr>of their eyes. |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  | Conflict\u003Cbr>1. References to movement\u003Cbr>2. References to time\u003Cbr>3. Vocabulary which connotes tension.\u003Cbr>4. Focus on immediate actions\u003Cbr>5. Triple sentence structure\u003Cbr>6. Reference to the weather or the environment.\u003Cbr>7. Short, simple sentences\u003Cbr>8. Long, complex sentences to add detail. |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| Characters\u003Cbr>1. Appearance\u003Cbr>2. Occupation\u003Cbr>3. Personality\u003Cbr>4. Thoughts on setting\u003Cbr>5. Relationship to other character\u003Cbr>6. Challenge – background |  | Setting\u003Cbr>Clever use of detail Personification\u003Cbr>Use more than one sense – sight, sound, touch, smell, taste Effective imagery – similes and metaphors\u003Cbr>Repetition of key words |  |  |  |  |\n\nNon-Fiction Year 8  \nWriting to Advise  \nModal verbs (Should, could, would, will, must, won’t, etc – they modify or alter the meanings of verbs) .  \nPronouns (You, he, she, they, I, etc – they replace names) . An empathetic and understanding tone. 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