Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Narratives- Stories
Story Plan
Setting the scene: This happened to me when I was…I was...-ing when…I…because I had…
The main events: I decided to …because.. So then I… Suddenly/At that moment…
What happened in the end? : In the end… Eventually… I felt…
Adjectives or adverbs
Big: enormous, gigantic, huge, massive, colossal, tremendous, spacious, large, and immense.
Small: miniature, microscopic, tiny, little, diminutive.
Bad: nasty, horrible, terrific, horrifying, disgusting, terrible, unpleasant.
Good/nice: wonderful, fabulous, delightful, superb, gorgeous, lovely, and precious.
Sarcastically, angrily, threateningly, frantically, hurriedly, miserably, confidently, suddenly, urgently, nervously, patiently, calmly…
Descriptive verbs
Walking
Wander: walk or travel around with no clear direction.
Crawl: move slowly on your hands and knees.
Stagger: walk as if you are going to fall
Speaking
Whisper: say something very quietly so only one person can hear.
Groan: make a long sound when you are pain or unhappy.
Grumble: complain about something.
Looking
Peer: look at something with difficulty.
Stare: look at something for a long time with eyes wide open.
Observe: watch carefully to learn about something.
Touching
Scratch: cut your skin slightly with something sharp.
Tapping: hit something gently, usually more than once.
Grab: take something quickly an aggressively.
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