Narrative
VC2E4LY10 · Literacy · Writing
create narrative, informative and persuasive texts, written and spoken, using relevant, linked ideas for a range of audiences and using multimodal elements as appropriate
1. Learning goal
Parent-friendly goal:
Create linked texts for different purposes and audiences.
2. What your child needs to know
- Narratives tell stories.
- Informative texts explain or describe facts.
- Persuasive texts try to convince the audience.
- Multimodal elements include images, captions, diagrams and audio.
3. Simple explanation
Before writing, decide the purpose, audience and text type. Then make sure each idea links to the next.
- Narrative idea
- A student solves a mystery in the art room.
- Persuasive idea
- Our class should start a lunchtime chess club.
4. Examples
Narrative idea
A student solves a mystery in the art room.
Persuasive idea
Our class should start a lunchtime chess club.
5. Worked example
Plan a text
- Choose the purpose: entertain, inform or persuade.
- Think about the audience.
- Plan three linked ideas.
- Add a useful multimodal element if it helps the reader.
6. Common mistakes
- Mixing text types without control.
- Adding images that do not support the meaning.
- Writing ideas in a random order.
7. Parent teaching tips
- Use planning boxes: purpose, audience, ideas, features.
- Ask your child to explain why each paragraph belongs.
8. Quick practice
What is the purpose of persuasive writing?
Answer: To convince an audience.
Persuasive texts use opinions and reasons.
Name one multimodal element.
Answer: A diagram.
Diagrams can support meaning in informative texts.
9. Extension challenge
Choose one topic and plan it as a narrative, informative text and persuasive speech.