Tips on writing stories based on picture/pictures. 1. Study the picture or pictures carefully describe each picture.

. Brainstorming words that can be used to describe the picture. 2. Ask yourself ! ! ! ! ! h!"uestions to help you#

here is the place$ ho are the people$ gi%e them names hat are they doing$ hat happened$ / hen is it$ &time' hat is happening$

(. Try to connect the ideas from one picture to another. ). *rganise your ideas. +se linking words like ,After that-../. 0ater-.. paragraphs. 3ach new idea can be in a separate paragraph. 1. rite in 1 to 2

rite down the words and ideas or words that come to your mind beside each picture. 4ou don.t ha%e to use all of them in your composition.

5. 6ecide on the tense! past tense is usually used in telling stories. 2. 37pand your story by gi%ing some interesting details don.t change the story. +se all the words gi%en. 8. 4ou may add dialogue to make your story interesting. 9. rite short sentences howe%er make sure you write simple/ compound and comple7 sentences. 37amples# a. Simple sentence :afi; is a wealthy man. b. <ompound sentence :afi; is not only wealthy but he is also a generous man. c. <omple7 sentence :afi;/ who is a wealthy man/ lo%es %isiting the orphan and the less unfortunate. 1=. +se correct punctuation marks. 11. >i%e a title. 12. <heck your grammar or spelling errors.