Read your story aloud, either to yourself or to someone else. As you read aloud, you hear how your story sounds and can assess the quality of your work. ❍ Have you described the setting? ❍ Have you created interesting characters? ❍ Does this story keep your reader interested? ❍ Does it all fl ow well? ❍ Have you used a good vocabulary? ❍ Have you created mystery or suspense? ❍ Have you written a good ending? With all of these questions, you will have tested the quality of your story.
Now do a fi nal assessment of your work by copying and fi lling in this assessment grid. EXCELLENT – WOULD REALLY DRAW READERS IN
My opening paragraph is My sense of mystery is My central character is My closing paragraph is
