Writing a Story

Writing a STORY
Paragraph plan (guess and check)
Para 1: Introduction (set the scene)
Para 2-3: Main body (events in the order they happened)
Para 4: Conclusion (end the story, describe feelings)

Read the story on p.90 and answer the questions.
Where did the story take place?
Who were the main characters?
What was the weather like?
What happened in the end?

Put the events of the story in the correct order.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

What makes a good story?
Setting the scene
Adjectives
Adverbs
Expressing feelings
Using a variety of verbs
Linkers
Beginning/ending the story
Participles

Setting the scene
What does it mean? (your ideas)
Now read.
To start a story you need to set the scene:
who the main characters are
where they were
what time of year it was
what the weather was like
why they were there
Work in pairs and set the scene for your own story.

What does it mean? (your ideas)
Now read.
A variety of adjectives and adverbs livens up your story. Use more sophisticated adjectives and adverbs instead of simple ones: fabulous = good, wonderful = nice, beautiful = breathtaking, etc.
Do ex.6b and 7a on p.91 in SB.
Adjectives
Adverbs

What does it mean? (your ideas)
Expressing feelings
Use a dictionary to fill in the table.

What does it mean? (your ideas)
What verbs can you use instead of “said”?
What verbs are used in the story on p.90 instead of “said”?
Now read.
Use verbs, such as “thought, begged, replied, cried out, screamed, wondered, exclaimed, whispered”, etc. to avoid repeating “said” all the time.
Using a variety of verbs
Do ex.9b on p.92 in SB.

What does it mean? (your ideas)
Now read.
When narrating an event, use linking words to link your ideas and/or write longer, more complex sentences.
Now check on p.92 and do ex.10b on p.93 in SB.
Linkers
What linkers can you use for (write your ideas in your exercise-books):
adding points
expressing opposing ideas
expressing cause/effect
expressing time

What does it mean? (your ideas)
In pairs return to the scene you have set. Think about the beginning and the ending of your story.
Beginning/ending the story
You can start your story by:
___________________
___________________
___________________
___________________
___________________
You can end your story by:
___________________
___________________
___________________
___________________

What does it mean? (your ideas)
Now read.
Use present and past participles to join sentences into longer ones to make your narration more exciting.
Now check on p.94 and do ex.13b on p.94 in SB.
Participles
Practice:
1) I shook with anger. I ran after Toby.
(present participle)
2) He was confused. He asked for help.
(past participle)