This document provides a plan for a student to complete a writing course requirement consisting of two pieces totaling around 600 words each. It recommends starting with an editorial and also including a short story where the narrator's perspective changes, like in The Tell-Tale Heart. A five-step plan is outlined for the short story involving introducing characters, establishing a situation, revealing a relationship, reaching a crisis, and developing the story to an outcome. It reminds the student they need two pieces of writing that are paragraph formatted and use various writing techniques while sparingly incorporating dialogue.

1. A selection of
fluent writing
91475: 6 credits

2. A possible plan:
• Write an editorial as your first piece.
Plus:
• Write a short story where the
narrator's perspective is significant.
Remember that the narrator's view
might change through the story
(much like Tell Tale Heart)

3. 1. Introduce your
characters
A possible plan for your writing
2. Establish a situation: a scene, time, place where the story occurs

4. 3. Reveal a
relationship
4. Reach a crisis

5. 5. Develop the story to reach an outcome

6. To summarise
• You need two pieces of writing
• Length: about 600 words
• Paragraph your work
• Use a selection of verbal techniques
• Use dialogue sparingly