Imagine a sequel to a story
Sequel and pre-sequel: “imagine a sequel” is a fairly
common writing task, but in some cases you will be asked to
write a prequel.
Don’t forget:
- time markers
- adjectives and adverbs
- reporting verbs for the dialogues
What type of narrative is used ?
- are the stories told by a first-person or third-person
narrator ?
- is the narrator a character ?
- does the narrator know what the other characters
think, what they do when he / she is not with them ?
There are 4 types of narrator
To imitate the style of the original texts you will have to
combine description with dialogue. ( use the right register
language: colloquial , standard, formal)
You’ll have to stick to the author’s style and the
narrator’s view around him /her. Like the author, you have
to experience the events through the narrator’s eyes.
You need to make some important aspects clear:
- tense: use the tense from the original text
- how much time has passed ?
- time
- place
- characters involved: you are free ton introduce newcomers: a friend, a
member of the family as long as they are relevant to the story.
- Plot: use the text and your imagination to imagine what happens next.
Don’t forget the end: make it interesting important is going to happen next. Get
your reader hooked!!!!!!!!