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* Suddenly, friend saw dark figure behind an old tombstone

- DESCRIBE DARK FIGURE

- DESCRIBE ACTIVITY/ACTIVITIES
* tall, one-eyed monster, bulging red eye
* I quickened steps to reach home faster
D * smelled awful and nauseating R
* friend calling me names accusing - coward
E * roared thunderously E
V - USE DIRECT SPEECH (DIALOGUE) - SHARE FEELINGS AND REACTIONS OF FEELINGS S
E * (friend) : Oooh! Stop being ridiculous * (feeling) both us us scared to death O
L * (I) : Im serious. There seem to be strange voices * (reactions) screamed for help, cried , shivered L
calling our names
O U
- DESCRIBE ACTIVITY/ACTIVITIES
P * we ran helter-skelter for our lives T
- DESCRIBE ACTIVITY/ACTIVITIES
M * I started imagining weird things heard scary * my boastful friend wet her pants I
E voices O
N * friend laughed - thought I obsessed - movie - USE DIRECT SPEECH (DIALOGUE) N
* (friend) : Rinie, wait for me
T
* (I) : Come on Zura! Run faster

- SHARE FEELINGS AND REACTIONS OF FEELINGS - DESCRIBE CHARACTERS

* (feeling) I frightened
* I - took off my sandals - to speed up
* (reactions) sweating , heart beat faster, * friend panting for breath
went weak at the knees
TITLE :
- INTRODUCE & DESCRIBE NEW SETTING
- INTRODUCE & DESCRIBE THE SETTING
* we reached main road
* short cut passed graveyard AN UNFORGETTABLE * bright streetlights cars on the road
* graveyard in moonlight - calm - windy
* branches of trees - waving scarily at us ENCOUNTER
- DESCRIBE ACTIVITY/ACTIVITIES
* we turned around to look behind us
- DESCRIBE ACTIVITY/ACTIVITIES * nothing was following us
* decided to take a short cut - home * the ghost disappeared

INTRODUCTION ENDING
* my friend and I watched midnight movie at the cinema * we looked at each other - puzzled
* 2.00a.m movie ended - missed the last bus * What was it? Was there really a ghost?
* we will never know .....
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QUESTION :

Begin your story with :

It was a sunny afternoon ........

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* Yeay! I won the lucky draw for SAKAN BONANZA
* Suddenly, friend saw dark figure behind an old tombstone
- DESCRIBE ACTIVITY/ACTIVITIES - SHARE FEELINGS AND REACTIONS OF FEELINGS
* I searched high and low for the homemade * (feeling) I - exuberant
D fresh coffee beans in the wooden cabinet * (reactions) running to the verandah while screming crazily,
E * I almost dropped the coffee beans jar when hugging and kissing both grandfather and father repeatedly
the telephone rang * (feeling) grandfather and father puzzled
V
* I rushed to the phone and picked it up *(reactions) grandfather scratched his head/ father held
E my hands and insisted to know what was going on
L - USE DIRECT SPEECH (DIALOGUE) R
O * (mother) : Niza, get the dry clothes in before - DESCRIBE ACTIVITY/ACTIVITIES E
it rains * I explained I just won a Grand Prize for SAKAN BONANZA S
P
* (I) : In a minute mum, Im preparing hot coffee lucky draw
M O
for tok and abah * I shouted out of joy RM 10,000.00 and a Perodua Kembara
E will be mine soon L
N - SHARE FEELINGS AND REACTIONS OF FEELINGS *I imagined myself cruising in the car and flaunting a trendy U
* (feeling) I calm and serene expensive outfit when I took my SPM result T
T
* (reactions) took a deep breath, closed my
eyes and slowly exhaled in satisfaction
I
- USE DIRECT SPEECH (DIALOGUE)
O
* (grandmother) : Wow!Congrats! Opah wants to
- DESCRIBE THE SETTING N
be the first person to go on a ride on that
* Kampung Tua beautiful village, lush green paddy fields
automobile with you
*a flock of sparrows flying across the sky of the vast
paddy fields
QUESTION
TITLE : : * (mother) : Whats going on here. Do I miss on
something?
*undulating mountains a magnificent backdrop of the fresh
landscape BeginAN
your story with :
UNFORGETTABLE - DESCRIBE ACTIVITY/ACTIVITIES
* father informed mother about my windfall
- DESCRIBE ACTIVITY/ACTIVITIES ENCOUNTER
It was a sunny afternoon ........
* my grandfather and father relaxing at the - SHARE FEELINGS AND REACTIONS OF FEELINGS
verandah rolling cigarette leaves * (feeling)mother shocked and elated
* my mother and I - busy washing dishes * (reactions) jaw dropped, eyes bulged and
* my grandmother feeding chickens carved a big smile from ear to ear while embracing me

INTRODUCTION
ENDING
* It was a sunny afternoon in my village Kampung Tua
* couldnt wait for the big day next day - to receive the prize
*My family and I had just enjoyed a delicious lunch prepared
* lying on bed couldnt sleep eyes blinking till zzzzzzzzzz.........
by my grandmother
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Begin your story with :

It was a sunny afternoon ........

INTRODUCTION ENDING
* we looked at each other - puzzled
* What was it? Was there really a ghost?
* we will never know .....
INTRODUCE
CHARACTER
DESCRIBE
CHARACTER
INTRODUCE
SETTING
DESCRIBE
SETTING
DESCRIBE
ACTIVITIES
USE DIRECT
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SHARE FEELINGS &
REACTIONS OF
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INTRODUCE
OBJECT (S)
DESCRIBE
OBJECT (S)
 SMK RAJA PEREMPUAN KELSOM, KUALA KANGSAR

MY PROCESS WRITING PROJECT 2014

FOCUS : NARRATIVE WRITING PORTFOLIO

NAME :__________________________________

CLASS : __________________________________

ENGLISH TEACHER : PN NUR HATIAH BT ABDUL HAMID

Rearrange the events to form a logical plot of the story. Cut and paste the boxes on the task
template/story-line graph.

INTRODUCTION - DESCRIBE DARK FIGURE

* my friend and I watched midnight movie at the cinema * tall, one-eyed monster, bulging red eye
* 2.00a.m movie ended - missed the last bus * smelled awful and nauseating
* roared thunderously

- DESCRIBE ACTIVITY/ACTIVITIES
* I started imagining weird things heard scary
voices - USE DIRECT SPEECH (DIALOGUE)
* friend laughed - thought I obsessed - movie * (friend) : Rinie, wait for me
* (I) : Come on Zura! Run faster

- DESCRIBE ACTIVITY/ACTIVITIES
- DESCRIBE ACTIVITY/ACTIVITIES * we ran helter-skelter for our lives
* decided to take a short cut - home * my boastful friend wet her pants

- SHARE FEELINGS AND REACTIONS OF FEELINGS

CLIMAX
* (feeling) I frightened
* Suddenly, friend saw dark figure behind an old tombstone
* (reactions) sweating , heart beat faster,
went weak at the knees

- SHARE FEELINGS AND REACTIONS OF FEELINGS

* (feeling) both us us scared to death
* (reactions) screamed for help, cried , shivered
- INTRODUCE & DESCRIBE THE SETTING
* short cut passed graveyard
* graveyard in moonlight - calm - windy
- INTRODUCE & DESCRIBE NEW SETTING
* branches of trees - waving scarily at us
* we reached main road
* bright streetlights cars on the road

- DESCRIBE ACTIVITY/ACTIVITIES
* we turned around to look behind us
ENDING * nothing was following us
* we looked at each other - puzzled * the ghost disappeared
* What was it? Was there really a ghost?
* we will never know .....

- DESCRIBE ACTIVITY/ACTIVITIES
* I quickened steps to reach home faster
- DESCRIBE CHARACTERS
* friend calling me names accusing - coward
* I - took off my sandals - to speed up
* friend panting for breath

- USE DIRECT SPEECH (DIALOGUE)

* (friend) : Oooh! Stop being ridiculous
* (I) : Im serious. There seem to be strange voices
calling our names