Week 6: Non-Fiction Creative Writing Pt. 2

• This week, we will continue to look at the non-fiction creative writing question

• By the end of this lesson, you will produce your own non-fiction creative writing piece

• On the exam, this question will normally take students about 40 min to complete

• Since this is your first attempt at answering the question, you will want to spend more time

than that – in fact, forget about time for now and try to produce the best piece of work that

you can

• It is important to come up with a plan to answer the question rather than starting right away

• Remember, as well, to make sure you’ve checked off all of the success criteria

1. Good understanding of form (AO3)

Without checking your notes, can you remember the 7 success criteria we came up with last week?

Success Criteria

1. Good understanding of form and purpose (AO3)

2. Good understanding of audience (AO3)

3. A well-developed and detailed backstory (AO5 / AO3)

4. AFOREST + other rhetorical devices (AO5)

5. Sophisticated vocabulary and phrasing (AO5)

6. A variety of sentences / punctuation (AO5)

7. Multiple paragraphs and excellent organisational structure (AO5)

Success Criteria

For your creative writing piece, choose one of the three options:

• Write a newspaper article directed at 6th form students about the importance of maintaining social distance in light of Covid-19

• Write the transcript of a podcast between two speakers (can be an interview) who are discussing healthy lifestyle choices for 6th form students; the purpose is to inform / entertain

• Write a letter to an organization of your choice, explaining why you want to volunteer for them.

Some important tips

Always read the options several times, make sure you are aware of form, content, audience, purpose.

Examiners will heavily deduct marks if any of the above information is incorrect. For example, if the intended audience is supposed to be children and you use sophisticated vocabulary.

Choose the option that you personally know best or have experience with. For example, don’t choose option two if you don’t know much about healthy living or if you’ve never heard a podcast before.

Let’s read two more examples of students’ work to generate more ideas.

Can you identify which option each of these students chose?

As well, pay attention to how these students structure their texts. Does it seem like they have a plan, with each paragraph or section focusing on a specific idea, or is it completely random?

‘Week 6 Attachment 1’

‘Week 6 Attachment 2’

• If you are able to, print off the sample works

• Like we did in week 5, annotate the works against the success criteria on slide 2

• If unable to print, simply write a list of quotes and identify how they fulfill success criteria

For your creative writing piece, choose one of the three options:

• Write a newspaper article directed at 6th form students about the importance of maintaining social distance in light of Covid-19

• Write the transcript of a podcast between two speakers (can be an interview) who are discussing healthy lifestyle choices for 6th form students; the purpose is to inform / entertain

• Write a letter to an organization of your choice, explaining why you want to volunteer for them.

Now it’s your turn, choose one of the three options below and make sure you fulfill all of the success criteria to the best of your ability!