Criterion 8 of 10 · Narrative writing

Sentence structure

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Preview: the film’s opening, 0:52
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What the film covers

Two of the guide’s stories score a four for Sentence structure for opposite reasons: in one every sentence is correct but there is not enough variety; in the other the sentences are varied, with two errors and a missing word. Around them the film sets the guide’s three kinds of sentence and its whole scale, from a run-on at one to a six.

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Stories from the film

From the guide’s sample scripts, with the score each was given for Sentence structure.

  • the casel 1 out of 6
  • The haunted house 4 out of 6
  • Tracy 4 out of 6
  • The Deep Blue Nothing 6 out of 6
From the film: two storiesFrom the film: three kindsFrom the film: deep blue

A handout to print

Stories from the film, and the scale for this criterion. It comes with free access.

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