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5.3.1 Creative writing – Narrative composition

Indigenous Languages · Grade 7 · 2 lessons in the design

What this covers

  • Features of a narrative: title, setting, characters, sequence of events, ending
  • Composing a simple narrative on cultural diversity in the indigenous language
  • Peer review and portfolio of narratives

What you will be able to do

  • identify the features of a narrative composition
  • write a narrative composition for self-expression
  • realise the importance of the narrative as a channel of communication

Key questions

“How do we narrate events?”

Lessons

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  1. Features of a narrative
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Tell a short account of a social event, then mark title, setting, people, events and ending on a sample in your language.
  2. Compose a diversity narrative
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Write a short narrative in your indigenous language about a social event where cultures meet, then read it to peers for review.