Monday, September 3, 2012
Top Tips for narrative writing
Tip 1: Keep the story original. Originality of your composition will guarantee you a confirmed passing mark. The marks that you will get is very subjective – so it is the best if you write something that would not give them any excuse to give marks that varies too much between different markers. You may use some plots written by others provided that you add your own experiences in it. Also, beware of drifting too far away from the topic you are writing – that will cost you your passing mark.
Tip 2: Practice makes perfect. Practice writing a particular topic without using difficult vocabulary first – just get your main plot straight. After you have finished, get a dictionary and start substituting some words with new vocabularies (e.g. big – vast, gigantic, etc.) into your draft. You would be surprised that you have learned many new vocabularies within one practice and most importantly, use them correctly and accurately.
Tip 3: Watch your grammar and punctuations. This is very important (and many ignored this importance).
Tip 4: Do not use slang in your composition. Some markers may not understand or even heard about those slang – because they might probably be only used between your friends or within your family.
Tip 5: Watch your sentence structures too – make sure when you write, the story flows as if you are reading aloud. And also, insert paragraphing at the right places – it is better if you make the marker’s life easier, so he/she may have a good impression of you and may not penalize you badly. Like I said, the marks you get are very subjective.
Tip 6: You can add dialogue in your story, but use themsparingly. You are writing a composition, not a script for plays/movies.
Tip 7: Write a suitable opening for your composition. Don’t use openings (e.g. Describing weather) when the main storyline has no whatsoever relation to the weather (e.g. students in the classroom having lessons) unless it has some connection to it (e.g. a little girl was alone at home and a sudden boom of thunder scared her).
Tip 8: Always check your work after you are finished. Why lose little marks here and there for your carelessness?
Tip 2: Practice makes perfect. Practice writing a particular topic without using difficult vocabulary first – just get your main plot straight. After you have finished, get a dictionary and start substituting some words with new vocabularies (e.g. big – vast, gigantic, etc.) into your draft. You would be surprised that you have learned many new vocabularies within one practice and most importantly, use them correctly and accurately.
Tip 3: Watch your grammar and punctuations. This is very important (and many ignored this importance).
Tip 4: Do not use slang in your composition. Some markers may not understand or even heard about those slang – because they might probably be only used between your friends or within your family.
Tip 5: Watch your sentence structures too – make sure when you write, the story flows as if you are reading aloud. And also, insert paragraphing at the right places – it is better if you make the marker’s life easier, so he/she may have a good impression of you and may not penalize you badly. Like I said, the marks you get are very subjective.
Tip 6: You can add dialogue in your story, but use themsparingly. You are writing a composition, not a script for plays/movies.
Tip 7: Write a suitable opening for your composition. Don’t use openings (e.g. Describing weather) when the main storyline has no whatsoever relation to the weather (e.g. students in the classroom having lessons) unless it has some connection to it (e.g. a little girl was alone at home and a sudden boom of thunder scared her).
Tip 8: Always check your work after you are finished. Why lose little marks here and there for your carelessness?
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