Use this checklist to see if you need to make any changes to your story or your writing.
- Does your story have a clear topic?
- Does the sequence of the story make sense?
- Have you included at least two or three interesting details about your character?
- Did you show your character’s feelings about what is happening?
- Did you tell where or when the story took place?
- Does your character have a problem?
- Did you include any senses?
- Did you make good word choices?
- Did you use any comparisons?
- Do you have an interesting conclusion to your story?
- bad: terrible, horrible, difficult, nervous, sad, boring, nasty, awful, evil, mean, naughty, spoiled, gloomy, discouraging
- big: bulky, colossal, enormous, gigantic, great, immense, large, massive, substantial, vast
- fun: enjoyable, entertaining, good time, joy, pleasure, treat, amusing
- good: acceptable, excellent, great, positive, superior, valuable, capable, expert, satisfactory, useful, well-behaved, fantastic
- got: acquired, borrowed, bought, received, achieved, earned, fetched, gained
- happy: joyful, glad, cheerful, contented, delighted, ecstatic, elated, gratified, merry, overjoyed, pleased, thrilled
- like (verb): adore, enjoy, love, admire, appreciate, approve
- like (conj., prep., adj.): alike, similar, identical, resemble, same
- nice: friendly, fun, cute, silly, thoughtful, adorable, amazing, great, wonderful, exciting, kind, charming, pleasant, agreeable, polite, cheerful
- ran: bolted, darted, chased, hurried, jogged, raced, rushed, scurried, escaped, fled, proceeded, galloped
- sad: depressed, blue, dismal, down, gloomy, glum, mournful. somber, unhappy, wistful, miserable
- said: declared, whispered, asked, screamed, hollered, yelled, explained, shouted, replied, commented, grumbled, nagged, demanded, pleaded, exclaimed, continued, complained, inquired, laughed, yawned, grinned, growled, called, boomed, gushed, whined, questioned
- went: left, departed, moved, passed, set off, travel, proceeded
