The document is a guide for Class IX students on the art of story writing, emphasizing techniques for creating engaging narratives, characters, and plots. It includes step-by-step instructions and tips for writing a short story, as well as a marking scheme for evaluating stories. An example story, 'Where There is Love, There is God,' is provided to illustrate the concepts discussed.

1. Story Writing
Based on Class IX English (Writing Section)
Prepared by: Mrinal Ghosh, PGT (English)
Under Dept. Of School Education, Govt. Of Tripura (India)
TBSE New Syllabus

2. Learn Story Writing
Creative, imaginative and effective short story writing in English is no
doubt an artful task. That’s why students are generally engrossed
in with the questions like how to write a good and interesting short
story plot, how to write a story plan, how to write a creative story and
generally ask tips on how to write a good short story. Writing a good
short story requires a lot of techniques and planning. If you are
searching for a place to get how to get better at writing stories,
fortunately, you are on the right platform now. Just follow the slides.
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3. Salient features of a good Story
• Basically, developing and writing a good story needs the art
of narration. You have to narrate the incidents in a
sequential order leading to the final conclusion.
• Students should follow the basic theme as expounded by
the input or by the introductory lines. They are not
supposed to invent new and different themes.
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4. Salient features of a good Story
• Within the given limits, students are left with enough space
where they can give expression to their creative talents.
• The beginning and the concluding lines
must support the main part or the events
described in the story.
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5. Learn Story Writing
Here are some creative writing tips for you to get enriched
in this art. These creative writing techniques will enable you
to make your own short stories and become a great short
story writer. Especially these are the tips of story writers for
beginners. Even then I would like to say that writing skills
are something that rises from the innermost fold of your
heart…..
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6. How to write a Story step by step
• Remember that the whole literature is based on Illusion,
Pleasure and Truth (IPT). Decide what feelings you want to
arouse in the reader’s mind.
• The first paragraph should be catchy which attracts
reader’s interest with something unusual and unexpected.
Don’t insert too much of your own feeling s but target the
reader and let them think.
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7. How to write a Story step by step
• Always introduce lively and multi-faceted characters but
remember to give them qualities according to your plot.
• As a writer, you have to decide that who is going to narrate
the story because the story is the one which has a narrator.
It is much different from a novel.
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8. How to write a Story step by step
• Include some meaningful dialogues. Let your readers
understand the personality of your characters and flow with
them.
• Set up the plot it is how you set up the situation, where the
turning points of the story are, and what the characters do at the
end of the story.
“A plot is a series of events deliberately arranged so as to reveal their dramatic,
thematic, and emotional significance.” –Jane Burroway
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9. How to write a Story step by step
• Create conflict and tense atmosphere.
According to Janet Burroway-
“Conflict is the fundamental element of fiction because in literature
only trouble is interesting. It takes the trouble to turn the great
themes of life into a story: birth, love, work, and death. ”
• Build a climax. The main character understands what hasn’t been
seen before, and realizes what must be done, or finally decides to
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10. Learn Story Writing
• Conclusion-
The central
character may win
or may lose
exposing the
reality of society’s
reality.
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11. The format of Story Writing
The format of Story Writing-
Beginning- Interesting phrases like- “Adam was in a fix”, “The day was
departing”, “The breeze was messaging his face”, “Every morning I used to
walk there but that day was different”
Character Introduction- A few dialogues can reveal the characters in a well
way but remember to keep them limited otherwise the story will look like a
one-act play.
Plot- Description of happenings in their best order.
Conclusion- End of the story
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12. Marking Scheme
• Marking Scheme (as per CBSE Board) (10 marks)
Title- 1 Mark
Fluency- 2 marks
Accuracy- 2 marks
Content- 5 marks
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13. Let’s make a Story from the hints
Taking help from the information given below, write a short story ‘Where there
is Love, there is God’. You can invent your own details.
Outline: Martin……. a cobbler…….. his son died……… no interest in life……. a
religious man reminded that Martin couldn’t judge God’s ways……. heard a
voice……… “Martin! Look out in the street tomorrow, for I shall come”…….. next
morning an old man stood shivering in cold…… Martin invited him inside……. offered
tea……. no one came…….. next morning a poor woman stood with a baby in
arms….. Martin gave her his bed…….. food and cabbage soup….. Martin kept on
waiting but no one came…….. in dream……… first saw file old man……. then the
woman with the child ………. Martin crossed himself………the Lord had really come
to him.
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14. Where there is love-there is God
In a certain town there lived a cobbler named Martin. He could recognise the people by their boots. His only son
died young and Martin didn’t wish to live any more. One day a noble man reasoned with Martin. He told him that
they could not judge God’s ways. God gives him life and he must live for him. Martin fell asleep. Suddenly he heard
a voice. “Martin! Look out into the street tomorrow, for I shall come.” Next morning, he saw an old man standing
near his window. He was shivering in cold. “Come in and warm yourself a bit.” He asked him to sit down and have
some tea. While the old man drank his tea, Martin kept looking out into the street. He told that he was expecting the
Lord Himself. The old man thanked Martin for his hospitality and went away. No one came. When Martin was
anxious, he saw a poor woman standing near the window with a crying baby in her arms. “Why do you stand out
there with the baby in the cold?” Martin led her to the bed near the stove. The woman was hungry. He gave some
bread and cabbage soup to her. She had no warm clothing as she had pawned her last shawl for six pence
yesterday. Martin gave her six pence to get her shawl out of pawn. After the woman had gone, his eyes were still
fixed at the window. And a voice whispered in his ear. “Martin, Martin, don’t you know me?” Martin looked around in
surprise. And out of the dark comer stopped the old man, “It is I.” Then the figure disappeared. “It is I,” said the
voice once more. And now the woman with the baby laughed and they too vanished. Martin crossed himself. He
understood that his dream had come true. And the Lord had really come to him that day, and he had welcomed him.
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