Focus 3 Writing a story 2.7

How should you start your story?

• Provide the resolution

• Introduce the characters

• Describe the problem immediately

• Set the scene and make the reader want to continue reading

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which tense should be used to set the scene in a story?

• Present Simple

• Past Continuous

• Future Perfect

• Present Perfect

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What tense is used to describe the main events in a story?

• Future Continuous

• Present Perfect

• Past Simple

• Present Continuous

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

When should the Past Perfect tense be used in a story?

• To describe future events

• To show actions happening at the same time

• To describe ongoing actions in the past

• To indicate one past action happened before another

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

What should be used to make the story exciting?

• Passive voice

• Lack of details

• Adverbs and strong adjectives

• Simple sentences

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

Why should sequencers be used in a story?

• To help the reader understand the sequence of events

• To confuse the reader

• To highlight important details

• To make the story hard to follow

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What makes the story com alive?

• Narrative tenses

• Direct speech

• Passive voice

• Adjectives

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

How should a story end to make it memorable?

• With a cliffhanger

• With a funny or unexpected ending

• With an expected ending

• With a boring conclusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3