THE COMPETITION OF THE MONTH 2ºESO ENGLISH

WRITING YOUR OWN SHORT STORY To win this competition of the month you will have to write a short story in English, but first you have to follow some steps. COME ON, YOU CAN DO IT!!! CHEER UP!!!

A. Make your own character´s portrait. Use some of the following words.

WORD BANK

Physical description

Fat A moustacheOverweight A beard

Slim MustacheSkinny CurlyThin Straight

Well-built DreadlocksTall Freckles

Handsome/Pretty A ScarUgly Glasses

Attractive ToothlessBlue-eyed A wooden legWrinkled Well-dressed

Dark-haired ScruffyBald Smart

Fashionable Casual

Personality

Friendly AngryAmusing Absent-minded

Funny SelfishBrave, Fearless Mean

Honest IrresponsibleConfident FoolishReliable Dull

Easy-going PessimisticGenerous UptightPatient NaïveTolerant Impatient

Stubborn

B. Fill in the following information and create your main character! Use the word Banks.

Personal information

Full name _______________________________ Age ____________________________________ Address _________________________________ Nationality _______________________________ Marital status ____________________________ Job _____________________________________

Physical description

Height __________________________________ Weight/body-built _________________________ Hair ___________________________________ Eyes ____________________________________ Clothes __________________________________

________________________________________ Distinguishing marks (Smell, voice, nervous

habits…) ________________________________________ ________________________________________

C. Now write your main character´s description!!!

Now that you have collected enough information, write a physical and moral description of your main character. Use the past tense! (about 80 words).

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PART 2. DEFINING THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF YOUR STORY

STEP 1: AT THE BEGINNING

Instructions Hints Your IdeasWHO? Imagine a few other characters Name/age/

personality

WHEN? Imagine the moment when the scene took place

- in the morning/afternoon/evening…

- in spring/summer/autumn/winter- in 2006…- the day before yesterday…- a couple of weeks ago- …

WHERE?

Imagine the place where the scene(s) took place

- at school- in the forest- in a castle- In the Highlands- …

Write a precise description of the place where the scene took place. Use the past tense!!!

WHAT? What was happening? - what was your main character doing?- what were the minor characters doing?

STEP 2: AT THE END

Now imagine the last sentence of your short story. “He died” or “they married and had a lot of children” are too common!!!

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STEP 3: SUDDENLY…

Your character was doing something special when suddenly something unexpected happened. Imagine what it could be.

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STEP 4: ACTIONS

A) How did the characters feel after this event?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________B) What did he/she/they do?

Find at least 2 different actions. Keep the end of your story in mind!

Actions Useful vocabulary

Feel free to change some elements during the writing!!!

PART 3: NOW IT´S TIME TO WRITE YOUR SHORT STORY!

Now you have to write your short story with the help of your preliminary works. Don´t forget to find a good title! CHEER UP!