HOW TO WRITE A STORY

 

 

 

Writing a story is very simple if you will just follow these steps.

 

PARTS OF A STORY:Beginning| Middle| End| Activity| Application

The Writing Process!:)

PREWRITING

 -Generates ideas.

DRAFTING 

-Focuses on topic.

-Uses prewriting ideas to complete first draft.

REVISING

 -Expands use of descriptive words
-Improves sequence
-Adds variety of sentence types
-Organizes writing to include a clear beginning, middle and ending

EDITING

 -Begins each sentence and proper noun with a capital letter
-Uses correct spelling
-Uses appropriate punctuation
-Uses complete sentences

PUBLISHING

 Illustrate &Shares writing with others.

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 Let’s build a story by using the following details questions:
WHO
WHAT
WHERE
WHEN
HOW

 

 

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THE BEGINNING:

The beginning of your story is where you introduce the reader to the story:
Develop A Plot:
Setting:

 *tell the reader where the story is going to take place (town, state, city, country, time of day, time of year, season etc.,

Characters:

 *talk about the characters and

WHAT: are they doing.

*    WHY :they are doing it?

 HOW : they got there.

 WHAT: they to do while they are there.

Problem:

The last line of your paragraph or beginning should introduce the problem.
WHAT trouble did your characters get into?TOP

THE MIDDLE:

In this paragraph you will describe the things that your

characters do to try to solve their problem.


WHO:did what to try to solve the problem?

 HOW:did they try to solve the problem?

 WHAT:did they use to solve the problem?


WHERE:did they go for help while trying to solve their problem?


WHY:did they go there? Did it help them in anyway?
Remember that they MUST try several things before they come to one that might solve their problem.

ALSO REMEMBER to:

1.      use dialogue in your stories

2.      use adjectives to describe the nouns

3.      use adverbs to describe the verbs\

4.      use words that are interesting and paint a

5.      picture instead of saying “it was fun.”

6.      try using words like...exciting, interesting, TOP

 

THE END

 Now you have found a solution for your character’ problem. Describe how the problem is solved.

 

  1. What was the final thing that solved the problem?
  2. Who came up with the solution?
  3. Why did this solution work and the others didn’t?
  4. Did your characters learn a lesson from this experience?
  5. If , what was it?
  6. What did they do that finally solved the problem?
  7. Make sure that you have a conclusion. It does T have to say “THE END”.
  8. You can use any of the following words to conclude your story: so, finally, in the end, at last, after all, it was the last time...TOP

ACTIVITY

 Go to the online resources and explore the web sites.

Use the online activities to help you learn the parts of a story and how to write story well.

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APPLICATION:

 1. Write a story using your spelling words.

2. Write a story about your favorite animal.

3. Write a story about your favorite social studies or science topic.

4. Pretend that you are a plant or an animal, describe how you meet your needs

 Develop a visual display that describes how to write a good story.

Write and illustrate a PowerPoint slide show story.
Alone or with others write a slide show that describes The Writing

Process.

 

 

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