(1) Describe whatyou see.

Five sentences at least.

(2)Write down

a description

of a nightclub

called ‘Paradise’.What do you see,

hear, smell, feel and taste.

Everyone has the right to be heard

Write a speech. Use the structure from today. Feel free to use other subjects

(history or religion) to make your points.

Today’s Heading

The Aesthetic use of Language

(Telling stories again)

Warm-up – 20 Questions One person chooses an object and the class has twenty

questions to guess what it is.

The person can only answer yes or no to the questions.

Warm-up 2 – Would I lie to you

One person tells a story or makes a statement, a truth or a lie, and

the class have to guess is it ‘fact or fiction’.

Example: My uncle sleeps in the nude.

The class then ask questions.

Leaving Cert Examples 2011 - Write a short story set in the

future. This question came right after a

comprehension piece about Star Trek and NASA

Leaving Cert Examples 2009 – write a short story inspired by

image 3 This picture (of travel routes) appeared

after articles discussing YouTube and television.

Leaving Cert Examples 2007 – Write a short story which begins with the

phrase: ‘No one had heard of me....’ This appeared after one article about a famous

explorer, Tom Crean, and another one about a Champion hurdler, Derval O’Rourke.

My point You are encouraged to be inspired by the comprehension

texts in your essays.

You can also use any text from English class or any story

you’ve ever heard but they are not right there in front of

you on the day.

Plan First we’re going to look at some images and ask

some questions.

Next we’re going to read a text.

Then we’re going to create a plot, a setting and a character.

After that, your going to write a story.

There are many reasons why people cannot get to sleep sometimes.

Discuss the above statement with reference to the pictures.

10-15 sentences

Let’s read

The essay which follows is

‘....he had no choice....’Write a short story which contains this phrase. (100

marks)

To put this in perspective: Your studied ‘text’ is worth 60 marks Your comparative study is worth 70 marks Unseen poetry is 30 marks and seen poetry is 50

marks

Activities1. Paraphrase the story of Ben. (Beginning, middle and

end.)

2. Describe the setting of the story.

3. Describe Ben’s character. What is he like?

Plot of ‘....he had no choice...’

Now you need a beginning, middle and end.

The beginning can have a problem ‘inspired by’ (similar to) the text.

In the middle, your character can make a big decision that does or does not work out.

The end can be as happy or depressing as you want.

Plan / paraphrase your story now.

Setting Describe your setting now. What do you see? What do you hear? What do you smell? What can you touch? (Are you eating?)

You now have the events and surroundings for your character. Now you need the person.

3. Characterisation

What does he or she look like? Describe and use a simile.

Discuss their personality – happy/sad, calm/angry, nice/mean, courageous/cowardly, intelligence, beliefs ,

qualities.

How will they react to the situation of your story.

Characterisation

Write your story You should now have everything you need to

create a fantastic story.

Remember, points are given for a connected account of events (beginning, middle and end), a description of settings (use your senses) and characterisation (description and personality)

Begin writing your story now. I am available for questions.

Reflection – creating stories

I want to know....

I wonder....

I hope...

Everyone is going to say one thing now beginning with one of these.