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.