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Language Use

Grammar, Usage

Sentence Structure &

Use of Linking Words

Language Use:

Use of Adjectives

  • -You need to use the correct rules of grammar.
  • -Make sure you avoid making Usage Errors or formuleringsfeil (i.e. sentences which are grammatically correct, but a native speaker would not speak like that. For example: I became in love vs. I fell in love.
  • - You need to vary your sentence structure and try to use both Simple, Compound and Complex sentences.
  • -Use of Linking Words: Use linking words to combine sentences and create cohesion so that the sentences flow better.

Use of Literary Devices:

Use adjectives extensively

to create an interesting

and entertaining

reading experience.

  • Foreshadowing
  • Similes
  • Metaphors
  • Symbols
  • Repetition etc.

Point of View

Plot Elements:

  • First Person,
  • Second Person
  • Third Person Limited
  • Third Person Omniscient

Your story needs to have the following five plot elements:

Orientation or presentation

of the setting,

the characters etc.,

Make sure you use the same point of view consistently.

Rising Action or a Conflict

Resolution:

There needs to be a central conflict

which leads to a growing excitement

in the reader that

something is about to happen.

The final paragraph where you explain how

the story ends and what happens to the character.

You can try to surprise your reader with a twist.

You can also leave the ending open

so that there are many different readings of the same story.

Climax or a Confrontation

or Turning point of the story:

Falling action:

This is what the story builds up to.

There is usually a confrontation.

What happens after the Climax.

Do things become worse or

better for the protagonist?

Good Luck Writing!

Title

Characterization:

Needs to be relevant,

original and captivating.

Narration Styles

Your characters need to be well developed

and should have thoughts, feeling and actions.

Narration Styles

Short Story

Assessment Criteria

  • You need to use different narrative modes like:
  • descriptive
  • direct speech when the characters talk directly to each other
  • reported speech when retelling something a character has said,
  • chronology
  • retrospection
  • flash back etc.
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