1 What can a story be about? What makes it interesting? Read the box to check.
Stories can be written in the first person (I/we) or the third person (he/she/they) and can be about real or imaginary events. A variety of past tenses are used. A good story includes: an introduction (Para 1) that sets the scene (introduces the characters, says when/where the events happened, etc.) a main body (Paras 2-3) that develops the story, giving the events in the order they happened and describing the climax event (the most important event in the story). Appropriate linking words (then, as soon as, while, etc.)... should be used to show the sequence of events, a conclusion (Para 4) that says what happened at the end of the story and describes the characters' feelings and reactions. To make your story more interesting, you should use a variety of verbs, adjectives and adverbs. Do not use simplistic ones like nice, good, bad, well, etc.
Stories can be written in the first person (I/we) or the third person (he/she/they) and can be about real or imaginary events. A variety of past tenses are used. A good story includes: an introduction (Para 1) that sets the scene (introduces the characters, says when/where the events happened, etc.) a main body (Paras 2-3) that develops the story, giving the events in the order they happened and describing the climax event (the most important event in the story). Appropriate linking words (then, as soon as, while, etc.)... should be used to show the sequence of events, a conclusion (Para 4) that says what happened at the end of the story and describes the characters' feelings and reactions. To make your story more interesting, you should use a variety of verbs, adjectives and adverbs. Do not use simplistic ones like nice, good, bad, well, etc.
