HOW TO…

WRITE A STORY
 R E A D T H E M O D E L A N D M AT C H T H E I N F O R M AT I O N T O T H E
C O R R E C T PA R A G R A P H :

A . W H AT
HAPPENED TO
CHANGE THINGS

B. HOW IT
ENDED

C. SETTING THE
SCENE.

D . W H AT
HAPPENED FIRST
 F I N D V E R B S I N T H E PA S T S I M P L E A N D T H E PA S T C O N T I N U O U S

PA S T S I M P L E
IS USED TO
N A R R AT E T H E
MAIN EVENTS
IN THE STORY

PA S T C O N T.
IS USED TO
DESCRIBE THE
SCENE AND
BACKGROUND
OF THESE EVENTS.
 DESCRIBING FEELINGS: HOW DID JANE FEEL…

AT T H E B E G I N N I N G
OF THE STORY

WHEN SHE LOST

S I G H T O F H E R F A M I LY

WHEN SHE COULDN’T

FIND THEM

AT T H E E N D O F
THE STORY
T I M E E X P R E S S I O N S L I K E W H E N O R S U D D E N LY H E L P T H E
R E A D E R F O L L O W T H E S T O R Y. F I N D M O R E T I M E E X P R E S S I O N S .
CHOOSE THE
CORRECT TIME
EXPRESSIONS
W AT C H O U T ! ! ! ! ! !

W E W E N T S H O P P I N G . A F T E R T H AT / T H E N , W E H A D C O F F E E

WE WENT SHOPPING. AFTER, WE HAD COFFEE

 THINK:
• WHO IS GOING TO READ YOUR STORY?
• WHERE SHOULD THE SENTENCE GIVEN APPEAR?
• W H AT T W O T H I N G S M U S T Y O U I N C L U D E I N T H E
STORY?
BRAINSTORMING
• WHERE WERE YOU GOING? • ON A TOUR, SHOPPING, SIGHTSEEING..

• WHO WAS WITH YOU? • FRIEND, ALONE, FAMILY…

• WHEN DID YOU SET OFF? • EARLY, WHEN IT WAS STILL DARK…

• HOW DID YOU FEEL? • EXCITED, IN A GOOD MOOD…

• WHAT KIND OF MARKET WAS IT? • FLEA/ANTIQUES/FRUIT MARKET…

• WHAT WERE YOU DOING THERE? • SHOPPING, GOING FOR A WALK…

• WHOSE PURSE WAS IT? • IT WAS STOLEN, I LOST IT…

• HOW DID YOU FEEL? • IN A PANIC, SCARED, ANNOYED…

• WHAT DID YOU DO? • WENT TO HOTEL, PHONED POLICE…

• WHAT HAPPENED IN THE END? HOW DID YOU • RELIEVED, PLEASED…

FEEL?
WRITING PLAN
PAR 1: SET THE SCENE - SAY WHO’S INVOLVED, WHERE PAR 4: SAY HOW THE STORY ENDS.
AND WHEN IT TAKES PLACE.
• THEN, AS IF FROM NOWHERE…
• IT ALL BEGAN WHEN… / THAT DAY…
• TEN MINUTES LATER,…
PAR 2: SAY WHAT HAPPENED FIRST.
• IN THE END, I WAS RELIEVED THAT… / TO MY RELIEF,…
• I SET OFF EARLY.
• FORTUNATELY, IT ALL ENDED WELL. / FINALLY,… /
• WHILE/AS WE WERE WALKING AROUND,… EVENTUALLY,…

• A MOMENT BEFORE,…/SHORTLY AFTERWARDS…

PAR 3: SAY WHAT HAPPENED TO CHANGE THINGS.

• SUDDENLY /ALL OF A SUDDEN,…

• AT THAT MOMENT,…

• A LITTLE LATER,… / BY NOW,…

• THAT’S WHEN I NOTICED / I REALISED THAT…

• TO MY HORROR / SURPRISE…

• MY HEART WAS BEATING FAST. / I STARTED TO PANIC.

REMEMBER:

• USE TIME EXPRESSIONS

• U S E A P P R O P R I AT E PA S T
TENSES.
• USE EXPRESSIONS IN
PREVIOUS SLIDE
• DESCRIBE HOW PEOPLE
FEEL
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!

AMANDA AGUDO MONTERO