Pre-Writing Task 3-1
Pre-Writing Task 3-1
Pre-Writing Task 3-1
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ii. What happened in the beginning of the story?
1. Who was the main character?
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bully ,
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going
Kowloon Walled
City when she was alive,
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3. Where did the story take place?
Kowloon Walled
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City Park
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4. When did the story happen?
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iii. Choose a way to begin your story and write your opening here.
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II. Complication
i. What problems/conflicts did the main character face? Did the main character have
a different value, viewpoint or interest from other characters?
(e.g. The main character was accused of a crime he/she didn’t commit.)
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Event 1: _________________________________________________________
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Event 2: _________________________________________________________
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IV. Resolution
i. How did the main character solve the problems/conflicts?
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E. Accuracy
I. Use descriptive language
i. Five senses
ii. Vivid wordings and actions (please refer to your additional vocabulary list for action
verbs)
II. Use simple wordings and shorter sentences (please refer to the story sample for
reference).
III. Tenses – Read the short story, ‘Skeleton On the Dunny’, and answer the following
questions.
i. Which tense is mainly used in the story?
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ii. Why does the writer use this tense form?
To talk about things that happened in the past and are now completed.
iii. What are the tenses used in the dialogue? Why?
Simple present – to talk about facts, habitual actions
Present Continuous – to talk about things that are happening at the moment of
speaking
Simple past – to talk about things that happened in the past and are now completed
Simple future – to talk about things that will happen in the future
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