Writing task
Write a piece called “The Arrival”. It may describe a real or imagined experience.
Marks: 20.
Practise this exact question with personalised feedback on your writing.
Understand the task
Write a piece entitled The Arrival, based on a real or imagined event.
- accurate expression
- imaginative control
- structure
- audience awareness
Requirements to keep in mind
Choose ONE option in the writing section; option 1; 20 marks; no independent writing time specified.
Plan your response
- Follow the exact instruction, form and viewpoint in the source PDF.
- Plan a clear beginning and a focused development.
- Use distinctive details rather than general adjectives.
- Allow a few minutes to check accuracy before finishing.
Check your response against the task requirements. Leave time to review sentence clarity, punctuation and spelling.
Original atoply example opening
Written by atoply, not an official school answer or mark scheme. This is an opening only; develop the rest of the response to meet the task requirements.
Reveal example and teaching notes
The train arrived without a number, a destination or even a driver. It rolled soundlessly into the abandoned platform, its windows glowing pale green. Everyone else backed away. I walked closer because, through one of the windows, I could see my old bedroom exactly as I remembered it, down to the crack in the ceiling.
Learn from the example
- The example focuses on one situation, keeping the action easy to follow. Notice how a detail, action or decision moves that situation forward.
- Use the task's requirements to plan the development and ending of your own response; an opening alone does not demonstrate a complete story arc.