Part 3: Story

Part 3: Story

by FATIN Moe

​SUGGESTED APPROACHES ON HOW TO WRITE A STORY

​Question

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Your teacher has asked you to write a story for an essay writing competition. The story must have the title:

A Memorable Day

Your story should include:

 a description of the day

 the reasons why it is memorable

​1. Understanding the question

​i. Underlining the keywords in the question

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Your teacher has asked you to write a story for an essay writing competition. The story must have the title:

A Memorable Day

Your story should include:

 a description of the day

 the reasons why it is memorable

ii. Understanding the meanings of the difficult words

Examples : description, memorable

​2. Brainstorming and organising the ideas

​i. Think about what you want to write

ii. Select key ideas and organise them

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​a. Introduction - Introduce the day (woke up early- enjoy the beautiful and fresh morning – early spring)

​b. Content - What happened on that day? Explain in DETAILS.

​c. Ending - Why is it memorable?

​3. Drafting – Paragraph 2

​i. Using the ideas in paragraph 2 to write a rough draft.

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I woke up early that day. The sun shines through the window panes. I walked to the window and I saw many flower in the garden. I can hear the sounds of the birds chirping on oak tree outside my house. I thought they might be singing a beautiful song to me. Then, I opened the window to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the sea. “What a gift from God to me.” I said to myself.

​4. Revising and Editing

• ​Making changes to improve writing. Rearranging words and sentences to clarify meaning. Be sure to add descriptive words and details.

• Proofreading and correcting mistakes​

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I ​woke up early that day. The sun shines through the window panes. I walked to the window and I saw many flower in the garden. I can hear the sounds of the birds chirping on ʎ oak tree outside my house. I thought they might be singng a beautiful song to me. Then, I opened the window to enjoy the beautiful scenery ʎ the sea. “What a gift from God to me.” I said to myself.

6. Rewriting

​Writing the final draft

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I woke up early that day. The sun was shining through the windowpanes. I walked to the window and I saw many flowers in the garden. I could hear the sounds of the birds chirping on the oak tree outside my house. I thought they might be singing a beautiful song to me. Then, I opened the window to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the sea. “What a gift from God to me.” I said to myself.​

​Practice: Write the essay and send in Telegram Group

​Question 4

Your teacher has asked you to write for the school magazine. The story must have the title:

An Exciting Day

Your story should include:

·        A description of the exciting day

·        How the exciting day begins and ends

Write your story.