<p> SAT Short Story - Hints SAT Short Story - Hints</p><p> Write your story about the title  Write your story about the title  Your story MUST begin in the first paragraph  Your story MUST begin in the first paragraph  You could start in the middle of the story, eg: the  You could start in the middle of the story, eg: the main characters are trapped somewhere; explain main characters are trapped somewhere; explain how they came to be trapped; they try to escape how they came to be trapped; they try to escape from the trap; finally they do it from the trap; finally they do it  Remember full stops and capital letters  Remember full stops and capital letters  Speech layout: “CAPITAL letter ………….  Speech layout: “CAPITAL letter …………. punctuation” whispered the girl. OR: The girl punctuation” whispered the girl. OR: The girl whispered, “CAPITAL letter …………. punctuation” whispered, “CAPITAL letter …………. punctuation”  Make sure your paragraphs can be seen - indent  Make sure your paragraphs can be seen - indent them by 2 -3 cm them by 2 -3 cm  Remember to start names with a CAPITAL letter  Remember to start names with a CAPITAL letter  Make your tenses consistent; don’t mix past and  Make your tenses consistent; don’t mix past and present present  Check tense endings - past tense should end  Check tense endings - past tense should end mainly in -ed mainly in -ed  Use interesting and powerful words  Use interesting and powerful words  Use a variety of connectives  Use a variety of connectives</p>