Sunday, November 6, 2016

Writing short stories


Welcome back, students! Hopefully you have had a relaxing fall break with time to rest and get ready for the last weeks of the semester.
I have read your short stories and given you feedback on what you have written so far. Many of the things that I have commented on I have needed to write on more than one text. During today's lesson you are going to use the feedback you have received and the general comments to improve your short stories. 

General grammar things: 
She's = She is = Hon är 
Her = Hennes 
* You use hers when there is no word after this pronoun, as in "It is her pen. The pen is hers
This also goes for yours, ours and theirs

He's = He is = Han är 
His = Hans 

Verbs in the present tense have an s in the end when you talk about he, she or it. 
I play football on Sundays. 
He plays football on Sundays. 

Of course you can replace these pronouns with names, too. 
Lionel plays football on Sundays. 

Where = var (plats)
Were = var (verb i dåtid)

More writing tips 
Divide your text into paragraphs! This makes it a lot easier to read and follow. The example text shows this rather clearly with a division into beginning, middle and ending. You can follow this in your short stories too.

Vary your writing; use synonyms to show that you have  more varied vocabulary. Also vary the way you begin sentences. 

No comments:

Post a Comment