Genre:
Character-Problem-Solution
We are writing original creative stories, using this genre.
This involves a problem or adventure that our main characters will experience.
Beginnings: 4
techniques to hook our reader
- Action – What would you do?
- Dialogue/Exclamation – What would you say or exclaim?
- A Thought or Question – What would you be thinking, wondering or worrying?
- A Sound – What would you hear?
Suspense: Here
are some ways we can build suspense
- Story Questions – use your characters to ask questions – to wonder or worry. This gives hints to the reader about what might happen next.
- Word Referents – when describing a story critical person or object, do not immediately reveal what ‘it’ is.
- Magic of 3 – use imagery (descriptive language) to give 3 hints before revealing a discovery at the end. Focus on the 5 senses (what we see, hear, feel, smell, taste)
Main Event: This
is the MOST IMPORTANT part of the story. Fully elaborated main events have a
balance of:
- Action – What did the characters do?
- Description – What did you see, hear, or feel?
- Thoughts/Feelings – What were you wondering, worrying, feeling?
- Dialogue/Exclamation – What did you say or exclaim?
- Sound Effect – What did you hear?
Endings: A good
story ending reveals what the story was about and how the main character has
grown or changed.
Here are some suggestions for writing extended endings:
- A Memory – What did you remember most?
- Feelings – How did you feel about what happened?
- Wish or Hope – What would you wish or hope?
- Decision – What did you decide?
- Defining Action – What did you do?
