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Storytelling & Pacing

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  • 12 questions
  • 35 marks
  • about 40 minutes
  • marked instantly

Question types: short answer, wordsearch, multiple choice, true or false, fill the gap.

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In a story's narrative arc, which part sets the scene by introducing who the story is about and where they are?

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About this resource

KS3 Comic Creator (Lesson 5 of 6) — narrative arc, beats, and how panel size, panel count and transitions control pace. Pupils tell the same event fast and slow in Comic Strip Studio, then plan their Lesson 6 comic.

16 slides.

Lesson outline

  1. Hook — How Long Is One Second?
  2. Do Now — Retrieval
  3. The Narrative Arc — Beginning, Middle, End
  4. Quick Check — Where in the Arc?
  5. Pace — What It Is and What It Is Not
  6. Pacing — Speeding Up & Slowing Down
  7. Hinge Check — Slow It Down
  8. Transitions — The Jump Between Panels
  9. Task 1 (guided) — Fast or Slow?
  10. Fast and Slow in Comic Strip Studio
  11. Task 2 (semi-guided) — Same Event, Two Speeds
  12. Spot the Misconception
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