Open the envelope for mission objectives:

Objectives:

•Follow the raid icons to get help for your mission;

•Investigate different genres and the features of genres;

•Explore how emotions can be shown in writing;

•Analyse story sequence and narrative elements;

•Prepare a basic narrative for your graphic novel using RAID intelligence.

Western Horror

“the doorcreaked”

spaceship saloonpolice station

hero

Fairy Tale CrimeScience Fiction

chase

ghost

dungeon

battle

“Commencewarp factor”

alien

gunfight

“Howdie partner”

cowboy“check it forfingerprints”

clues

suspects

castle

“in a magicalland…”

quest

“the doorcreaked”

spaceship saloonpolice station

hero

chase

ghost

dungeon

battle

“Commencewarp factor”

alien

gunfight

“Howdie partner”

cowboy“check it forfingerprints”

clues

suspects

castle

“in a magicalland…”

quest

reveal

language locations events character

language locations events character

His face slowly turned red

He breathed heavily

His hands balled into fists

She paced around the room

She checked her watch

She tapped herfingers on the desk

Her eyes narrowed into slits

Her eyes lit up like fireworks

Her heart was thumping insideher chest

A huge smile spread across her face

She jumped up and down

He checked his watch

His face turned pale

His hands were shaking

She gasped out loud

Emoti-click

AngerAnger

FearFear

Excitement

Excitement

Nervousness

Nervousness

It was a cold day at Black Rock. The light was turning darker andthe wind was raw and merciless….

The figure in the distance stopped andpointed in his direction.Another joined him, pulling out an…

It was all over. The ordeal had been...

The tide was coming in very quickly and he knewhe would be trapped if hedidn’t head for the…

He thought about the time when he first camehere. The sun was out and his girlfriend threw bits of sand…

He could almost feel theman’s breathing uponhim as he hid in theshadows…

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He could almost feel theman’s breathing uponhim as he hid in theshadows…

Resolution: How does the story end – tie up the loose ends, finish with a twist, or happily ever after?

Characterisation: Give a better sense of character by describing how they feel or their pastSetting the scene: Describe time and place to give a sense of scene – use the five senses to describe

Crisis: This builds up the suspense in a story…when things get to boiling point!Problem: This is when a challenge or problem happens which makes things difficult for the main character.

Development: This is when you develop a part of a plot which gets the story going.

It was a cold day at Black Rock. The light was turning darker andthe wind was raw and merciless….

Timer

POP!

It was all over. The ordeal had been…

Timer

POP!

He thought about the time when he first came here. The sun was out and his girlfriend threw bits of sand…

Timer

POP!

The figure in the distance stopped and pointed in his direction. Another joined him, pulling out an…

Timer

POP!

He could almost feel the man’s breathing upon him as he hid in the shadows…

Timer

POP!

The tide was coming in very quickly and he knew he would be trapped if he didn’t head for the…

Timer

POP!

End mission:

•Create a narrative story in a genre of your choice;

•Structure the story into the six main elements;

•Employ the skill of showing rather than telling in your story.

Remember to choose a storyline that will suit a comic or graphic novel.