Tips for writings: STORY

In a narrative, you are basically telling a story, which can be exciting, serious, informative or amusing.

PLAN:

• Opening: Give details of the time, place, main character and atmosphere.
• Body: Describe the events as they happened.
• Closing: End the story by stating the final details or consequences.

EXAMPLE:     Write a story about an occasion when everything went wrong.

• Opening: Dominic, driver, alone, cold and wet night.
• Body: Car stopped - couldn't fix it - thunderstorm - mobile phone didn't work.
• Closing: Frightened - no help - someone near his car - his father!

USEFUL LANGUAGE:

• When
• While
• Before / After
• As soon as
• By the time
• Until
• During
• Yesterday / the previous day / the following day / a week later...
• It all began when...
• Suddenly
• Meanwhile
• At last / in the end / finally
• Later / next