Tell a story

Write in first person

• I

• Me

• We

• My

Write in third person

• She• Her• He• His

• Their • Him• Them• They

Write mainly in the past tenseAdd ‘ed’ to most words to make them past tense

Introduction

MumDadSisterBrotherTeacherFriendAunty Uncle CousinPolicemanFireman Next door neighbour

YesterdayLast weekLast nightAn hour agoLast yearAt 2.30 pm…

HomeSchoolPlaygroundSupermarketRainbows EndThe Town CentreThe school field

BirthdaySpecial day or eventWeddingHoliday Christmas EasterCeremonies

What was happening?

Order

• What happened first?

• What happened next?

• What happened last?

We got on the bus.

We arrived at the zoo.

We saw the giraffes.

Connecting words

• A few minutes later• Meanwhile• Afterwards• Then • Next• Finally• After that• First• When• Later• The next day• After

Awesome adjectives

The dog ran after me.

The ferocious dog ran after me.

PleasantDeliciousTenderLovelyGentle Special SweetCuteKind

FineExcellentBrilliantOutstandingTremendousOkayTerrificDazzlingMarvellousAmazingIncredibleGreat

AwfulTerribleDreadfulShockingGhastlyHorrificUnpleasantPoor FrighteningHorrifyingHorrible

GreatWonderfulAwesomeFantasticBrilliant

DepressingMiserableUnhappyDejectedGloomy

Instead of said

• Whimpered

• Interrupted

• Sobbed

• Mumbled

• Squealed

• Asked

• Explained

• Objected

• Warned

• Continued

• Pleaded

• Screamed

• Whispered

• Shouted

• Yelled

• Roared

• Stammered

• Bellowed

• Exclaimed

• Laughed

• Answered

• Replied

• Told

• Teased

• Added

• Raved

• Gasped

• Yelled

• Demanded

• Responded

• Muttered

• Admitted

• Moaned

The End

• What was the last thing that happened?

• How did it finish?

I have written in first person by using words like I, me, we, you, she,

he,

I have written in third person by using words like them, they, him, their,

she, her, his

I have written mainly in the past tense using words was, were, saw or

words that end in ‘ed’

I have written an introduction that has told the reader ‘who, when, why

and where”

I have written all the events in order of time that they happened in

I have used interesting adjectives to create a picture for the reader

I have used strong verbs to describe what happened in the story like

scream, plead, shout etc

I have described the feelings of the person telling the story

I have written a conclusion that says how the writer feels, how things

went and have mentioned something that might happen later

Self Assessment