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Narrative
Purpose: Narratives entertain, engage, amuse, interest and intrigue readers by telling real
or imagined experiences. They might also explain, inform or instruct.
Text Is Thomas in trouble? Language
organisation features
Thomas was bored. His mother was planting tomatoes
Introduction in the back garden, and Daisy, the dog, was snoring Uses past
(orientation) loudly underneath the kitchen table. He had no one to tense e.g.
- characters play with and nothing to do. Suddenly he felt very opened,
(who? what?) hungry. He opened the pantry and looked inside. He spotted,
- setting spotted a box of chocolates on the top shelf. ‘Problem thought
(where?) number one,’ he thought,“is how to get at it?”
Uses
- time (when?) After dragging the stool across the kitchen floor, conjunctions
climbing up, reaching high with arms outstretched, he e.g. after, as
still couldn’t grab it. He ran to get the broom. He
climbed up on to the stool, held the broom high and Uses
balanced carefully as he poked it towards the top shelf. descriptive
language e.g.
Series of He watched in horror as the broom knocked other
events which things off leaving the chocolates sitting alone on the watched in
lead to a shelf. Glancing down, he saw the tomato sauce sliding horror,
problem out of its bottle and spraying on to the floor. The lid chocolates
flew off a canister of raisins and a packet of biscuits sitting alone
(complication).
The problem split open. When they hit the floor it looked like the
Writes in the
relates to the flies were feasting on a forgotten barbecue. As he
third person
characters or picked up the containers, he wondered how he was
e.g. He, she
events going to clean up the mess.
At that moment Daisy sprang into action. She (Can be
crunched up the biscuits, slurped up the sauce and written in
swallowed the raisins. In just a few seconds the floor the first
Solution
was spotless. person
(resolution) e.g. I, we)
The resolution Thomas turned to see his mother watching her hands
explains how at the kitchen sink. ‘Would you like hamburgers for Uses
the problem is lunch?’ she asked. dialogue e.g.
solved. (Why?) ‘I think I’ve lost my appetite.’ said Thomas slowly. I think I’ve lost
my appetite
Traditional narratives include folktales, fairy tales, fables, myths and legends while modern
narratives includes fantasy, realistic fiction, adventure, mystery and horror stories. Narratives
are used in picture books, simple short stories and longer stories with complicated plots. Some
narrative features might also be found in spoken stories, cartoons, comics and feature films.

2. Story plan Narrative scaffold 1
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Beginning Middle End
Small poor family living in a small Causes a diversion which wipes out
village/town in a kingdom. Main half of the invaders and escapes to He finally reaches the gates with
character 10 year old boy. Just lost hit the road towards the capital. hope in his heart. At the gate he
his family when the village is His journey is harsh as he has to encounters a arrogant , overweight
attacked. He is told by his dying camp out over night because it is a guard. This guard thinking he was
fatherto let the capitol know about the week long trip. He encounters superior and didn't have time for
attack and to expect a attack on the various troubles along the way beggar boys would not let him in.
kingdom. incuding wild animals and strangers. Furious at the guards for not
While these obstacles are difficult letting him in after the long,
perilous journey darts past the
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he remembers his fathers last
words. slow gaurd. Once inside he finally
has a bit of luck. He saw the
prince mounting for his daily ride.
The prince being kind relayed his
message to the king. As a reward
the prince employs him as his
page.
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Narrative Narrative scaffold 2
Characters:
(List the main characters.) Jason the village boy, his father, the prince
and the guard
Setting:
In a variaty of locations: small
(Where did the story take place?) destroyed village, camp/woods/
locations along the journey,capitol.
Problem/s: Invaders, death of family, task of dying
(List the problem/s.) father, journey, getting in the capitol
Resolution:
(Was the problem solved? How?) The problems were mostly solved by the
boys arrival and message being given.
However the problems of the death of his
family and the invaders weren't solved by
a ten year old boy.

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Narrative Narrative scaffold 3
Description
Who? Next to a small campfire the boys wakes up alone and cold
thinking back about yesterday and how he came to be there.
What?
Where?
When?
Event 1 He wakes up having slept in seeing his family working outside. Knowing it
was his birthday he would get the day off. Dozing in and out he suddenly
woke up with men in black cloaks outside. He waited till the noise had
passed and went outside his family lay dead on the ground. Except his
father who was badly injured but not dead. In terrrible pain he whispered: go
to the capitol, tell someone important about this. The whole nation could
depend on it
Event 2 He creates a distraction to get out of the city. He goes into the tavern gets oil
and pours it around the sleeping strangers. He then lights it and runs away as
the village burns to the ground
Event 3 He travels to the city encountering weird strangers and dangerous animals. .
He travels the next day. That night he encounters wolves. He climbs up a tree
to get away. He sleeps in a fork of a tree overnight. The next day travelling he
passing a child and a father who pick pocket him. Fortunately he has no money.
Event 4 He reaches the gates where he is met by a arrogant guard. After his journey
his clothes were dirty and he smelt. The gaurd thought he was a begger boy
and that he was far more superior than him and didn't let him through. He darts
through because the guard is fat and slow.
Now inside he has a bit of luck. He comes across the prince outsid the palace
mounting his horse to go on his daily ride. He goes up to him. The guards
Resolution
hold him back, but the prince being a fair, kind man listens too him. He tells his
tale to the prince. He believes him because a fire was spotted. Even so to
make the king beleive they sent soldiers on their fastest horse to check. Sure
enough days later they arrived back and confirmed what was said. They then
readied themselves for war and when they attacked they won. He thens
bcomes the princes page for a reward.

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Setting Narrative scaffold 4
Where does the What does the place look like?
story take place?
He felt the slight breeze and the warmth of the bed
Small village in which he lay
Forest/road He could feel the sway of the trees and smell the moist
inhabited smell of the undergrowth
Busy people bustled around, and he could smell the
Capitol
fresh food of the stall.
Characters
What are their names? What do they look like?
Jason Skinny average boy average height
The guard Fat ,arrogant with sandy hair. This guard was
well fed and had never seen hardship in his life
Prince Tall and handsome with brilliant blue eyes.
Plot (story outline)
How does the What is the main event How is the
story begin? or problem? problem solved?
With jason sleeping in a forests near Strange creatures are going to With Jason reching the
the road attack the capitol. Jason has to capitol and waring the
let them know kingdom so they could
prepare for a seige.

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Story writing plan Narrative scaffold 5
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The plan
People Jason, Father, Guard, Prince
Place Village,road,capitol
This happens first… Parents get killed his fathers last words are to
tell someone important about the massacre.
Things begin Creates a fire to escape the village
to sort out…
THE Now on the run to get ot the city before the
EXCITING strangers invade. He hurries to the gate of the
BIT!
capitol where he is met by a gaurd who won't let
him in.
He ducks past the guard and sees the
The finish. prince. He was able to warn the king and
when the strangers attacked the cappitol
they were defated easily. As a reward Jason
was made the princes scribe.