Let's Write a Story

Throughout the year I will have students write stories. These are the major things I look for when I am reading through their stories. 

Things to check, and double check when writing:

Does your sentence start with a capital letter?

Do you have a hook? Grab your reader’s attention.

Do you have a subject (noun) in the sentence?

Do you have a verb in the sentence? (action, helping, linking)

Check subject/verb agreement. Plural/singular

Are your proper nouns capitalized? Mr. Evener, not mr. evener

Does your sentence make sense? Read it aloud.

Does your sentence end with a punctuation mark (and only 1 punctuation)?

Who is your narrator? 1^st or 3^rd?

Who is your main character? Supporting characters? (describe with detail)

What is your setting? (when and where, use detail)

What is the problem (conflict)? Man versus (man, himself, nature, society)

Do you have a theme? What are you trying to tell?

What is the building action?

What is the climax?

What is the resolution? Finish it! Don’t “to be continued” me.