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How to Write a Good Story

Good Storytelling 1: Be Specific! Use Sensory Detail!

Good Storytelling 2: Show; Don’t Tell!

Good Storytelling 3: Putting It Into Practice 1

Good Storytelling 4: Putting It Into Practice 2

Juicy Verbs Worksheet (PDF)

Boring Sentences Worksheet (PDF)

Show; Don’t Tell Worksheet (PDF)

Proofreading for Verb Tense Packet (PDF)

The Structure of a Story

Short Story Overview (PDF)

The Vocabulary of Storytelling

Figurative Language 1: What Is Figurative Language?

Figurative Language 2: Alliteration

Figurative Language 3: Onomatopoeia

Figurative Language 4: Similes and Metaphors

Figurative Language 5: Similes

Figurative Language 6: Extended Metaphors

Turn a Simile Into a Metaphor Worksheet (PDF)

Figurative Language 7: General Figurative Language

Figurative Language 8: Glass of Water

Figurative Language 9: A Red, Red Rose

Figurative Language 10: A child said, What is the grass?

Figurative Language 11: Moving Mountains

Figurative Language 12: Jabberwocky

Figurative Language Handout and Practice (PDF)

Symbolism, Parable, Allegory (PDF)

Mood (PDF)

Tone (PDF)

Sound: The Use of Repetition in Literature

Supporting texts for Sound assignment:

Repetition Example: Yes We Can, Barack Obama

Repetition Example: O Captain! My Captain, Walt Whitman

Repetition Example: Stopping By Woods… Robert Frost

Dr. Wheeler’s Literary Terms

Dialog: When Characters Talk

Formatting Dialog Handout (PDF)