CRIME STORIES

Writing a crime story using paintings

Crime storiesStructure

• 1st Paragraph (Opening)– Where?– When?– Who?

• 2nd Paragraph (Sequence of Facts)– What?– How?

• 3rd Paragraph (End)

Crime StoriesVerb Tenses

• Past Tenses– Simple Past for a completed action and for

sequences of completed actions– Past Continuous for actions in progress and to

describe atmosphere– Past Perfect for actions previous to the story

Crime storiesLinks

• Sequencing Links– At the begining/First– After that/Later– Finally/In the end

• Time References– One day/ Last night/year/month

CRIME STORY 1

Road to NowhereJack Vettriano

A very married woman Jack Vettriano

Thoughts of youJack Vettriano

CRIME STORY 2

The office at nightEdward Hopper

Chair CarEdward Hopper

NighthawksEdward Hopper

CRIME STORY 3

The RomanceMatias Longoria

CuttersMatias Longoria

Just the Two of Us

CRIME STORY 4

Couple in an InteriorCyril Coetzee

RevelationsCyril Coetzee

The Enormous RoomCyril Coetzee

CRIME STORY 5

FateF. Scott Hess

SoulF. Scott Hess

The Measure of LoveF.Scott Hess