Now that you are familiar with the three basic elements of a story, I guess you
are ready with our first activity. This is a modified TRUE or FALSE. On your paper,
write AGREE if the statement is true and if not, write DISAGREE; then, identify the word
a , .
Activity 1
that made the statement false.
1. The characters in the story should be vivid.
-2. The sequence of events in a story should not be organized.
3. Characterization is the information the author provides you about the
characters themselves.
_5. In telling a story, only events
that have a bearing on the story should be
included.
6. To make a story become seemingly real to the reader, the characters
must appear real.
-7. Speaking of characters in the story, the antagonist is the good guy.
8. In direct characterization, the writer tells directly what a character is like.
9. In telling a story, the language should be economical, vivid and forceful.
10. In setting, it includes the place where the action takes place.