Day 2

Steps in Writing a
Short Story
 What are the two main
categories separating the
genres of literature?
Differentiate the two
main categories
A Step-by-Step Guide
to Help You Write a
Short Story
 A. Pre-
writing
1: Think of an idea.
A good place to start is by
reading a book. Stop and make
predictions about how the story
might end.
You can also write stories based
on real life experiences
2: Create a character and a
setting
You can borrow attribute from
the people you know or
stranger you noticed.
The story can be set in

park Outer space

B.Writing the
First Draft
 The Beginning
Write a catchy first
paragraph that will
hold the interest of the
reader.
 The Middle
Make a story more interesting
by presenting the actions made
by the characters to solve the
problem.
 The Ending
*Show how the characters
solve the problem.
*Make a satisfying ending
to finish a story.
 C.
Revising/rewriting,
and finalizing
 REVISING
*Re-read your short story.
*Edit your short story
yourself.
 FINALIZING
Let someone proof
read and edits your
short story.
Rewriting the
final draft
 Identify the steps in
writing a short story
Choose the letter of the
correct answer.
 a. Think of an idea
b. Writing the beginning
c. Revising
d. Writing the middle
e. Writing the ending
f. Finalizing Rewriting
1. Let your imagination run wild in
this step! It’s the first step.
 a. Think of an idea
b. Writing the beginning
c. Revising
d. Writing the middle
e. Writing the ending
f. Finalizing Rewriting
2. Make a story more interesting by presenting the
actions made by the characters to solve the
problem.
 a. Think of an idea
b. Writing the beginning
c. Revising
d. Writing the middle
e. Writing the ending
f. Finalizing Rewriting
3. Show how the characters solve
the problem
 a. Think of an idea
b. Writing the beginning
c. Revising
d. Writing the middle
e. Writing the ending
f. Finalizing Rewriting
4. Let someone proofread and edit your
story.
 a. Think of an idea
b. Writing the beginning
c. Revising
d. Writing the middle
e. Writing the ending
f. Finalizing Rewriting
5. It is the step wherein you need to re-read
your short story and edit the story yourself.
 a. Think of an idea
b. Writing the beginning
c. Revising
d. Writing the middle
e. Writing the ending
f. Finalizing Rewriting
6. It is the final step in writing
short story.
 a. Think of an idea
b. Writing the beginning
c. Revising
d. Writing the middle
e. Writing the ending
f. Finalizing Rewriting
7. Write a catchy first paragraph that will
hold the interest of the reader.
 Is it advantageous in your
part as a student to know the
steps in writing a short
story? Why or why not?