EL6 Descriptive and narrative writing personal learning checklist

AQA GCSE English Language 8700 · Paper 1

Short checks support knowledge; demonstrate extended reading, writing and spoken communication with actual work and teacher feedback.

Name ____________________ Class __________ Date __________

Tick one box per statement. Red: need help. Amber: partly confident. Green: can do independently.

I canRedAmberGreen
Narrative design
Plan a focused narrative with a motivated character
Choose an opening and develop tension purposefully
Develop a climax and an earned resolution
Maintain viewpoint and control narrative time
Description and speech
Use selected setting and sensory detail to serve the story
Balance showing, telling and precise vocabulary
Develop consistent figurative imagery
Use dialogue and paragraphing to advance a scene
Planning
Analyse a task before selecting ideas
Distinguish prior knowledge from information needing research
Organise a flexible plan and develop a sustained draft
Cohesion
Develop focused paragraphs with clear progression
Distinguish coherence from surface cohesion
Maintain clear references and useful lexical links
Choose transitions that express the actual relationship
Editing
Revise content and structure before surface proofreading
Give and use specific peer feedback
Use reading aloud and focused proofreading passes
Evaluate digital suggestions in context
Prepare a legible final response and evaluate its success
GCSE descriptive and narrative writing
Fulfil the current descriptive or narrative-opening task with controlled organisation.
Develop narrative interest and character through specific choices.
Organise description through meaningful focus and imagery.
Control accuracy alongside imaginative development.

Next revision priority: __________________________________________________