Year 9 · English · beta
Malevolent characters: fiction writing
In this unit, pupils create and write malevolent characters. They first look at the conventions of malevolent characters, before learning about the techniques they can use to present their malevolent characters. They finally plan and write their fiction with a malevolent character in it.
This is an attributed Oak National Academy lesson sequence, not a completed or academically approved DASKEREL course. Supporting transcripts may depend on video, images, practical equipment or teacher explanation. Follow each lesson’s supervision guidance. For religious education and RSHE, follow the school’s syllabus, policy and safeguarding procedures.
Prior knowledge
- Pupils understand the key features of narrative and can define the key words, plot, character and setting
- Pupils can identify a range of linguistic devices, such as metaphor and simile
- Pupils can identify and correct basic literacy errors in writing, such as missing capital letters and apostrophes
- Pupils can expand noun phrases using adjectives and descriptive detail
- Pupils can distinguish between adjectives and adverbs and use both appropriately
Source curriculum references
- Write imaginative stories
- Organising writing
- Applying vocabulary, grammar and text structure to writing
- Using literary knowledge in writing
- Editing vocabulary, grammar and structure of writing
Oak source metadata. DASKEREL has not independently verified school-level coverage.
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