WRITING A SHORT STORY Now put your imagination to work PROFILE Three important elements Character- Describe the main character’s appearance How does the character feel? What kind of person is he/she? Atmosphere- using your sense of sight, sound, and smell- describe the scene Set the scene- what is happening? What is the main character thinking? NAME NATIONALITY _ AGE _ MARITAL STATUS _ PROFESSION _ Basic Word Bank REASON FOR JOURNEY _ _ as soon as while by the time first next then after awhile meanwhile suddenly eventually PREVIOUS TRIPS TO ISTANBUL _ SPECIAL PROBLEM _ _ _ ADJECTIVES mysterious luxurious terrified beautiful secret hidden secretive oriental VERBS NOUNS compartment mission agent passenger spy weapon whistle conductor newspaper train station sunglasses trench coast arrive/depart conceal hide beat (of heart) shake travel deliver board (the train) worry Begin or end your 120-180 word story with… Suddenly I saw the police boarding the train