Tuesday, December 20, 2011

[Staff Test] Review: An undreamy dream


Author: yoshiruxbubbletea



Title: 3/5
-       Interesting and unique title.
-       No such word as ‘Undreamy’. Put inverted commas/quotation marks to denote a word you’ve created yourself.
-       Missing capitalization.

Poster/Background/Design: 3/5
-       The quality of the poster was standardized, which is good(:
-       The font of the words on the poster didn’t suit the mood of the story. The story is fluffy, so cute and bubbly words would be more appropriate than cursive.
-       It should be ‘A dream you wouldn’t want to wake up from!’ and not ‘A dream you wouldn’t want to wake up!’.
-       The characters were all shown.

Description/Foreword: 9/10
-       The description was clear, short and sweet.
-       The foreword was good as you were able to communicate with your readers and get them to read more.
-       It would have been better if you provided some details on the main characters.
-       Some errors in your use of words (e.g. ‘whole different world’). Be careful not to make such mistakes as your Description and Foreword is what readers would read first.

Characters: 10/15
-       Your characterization was not bad. You were able to show their personalities.
-       The characters’ emotions were portrayed. Their first impressions and feelings for people around them were also shown.
-       You can try to be more in depth in the characterization. Most of what you’ve shown is on a surface-level. To do so, you could try reducing the number of characters in the story.

Plot: 18/30
-       Interesting and unique plot. You were able to capture the reader’s attention and keep them engrossed in the story.
-       It was really creative as the main plot gives a lot of possibilities and angles for you to write on. You could write a lot as the setting is in dreamland and anything is possible there.
-       Imagination was evident in your plot.
-       The plot was sufficient to keep the story going on, but it would have been better if you had a direction. Meaning: Have a storyline and not merely a plot. Some parts of your story were quite draggy. Imagine if you’re writing about ordinary people and if the setting was in real life. Nothing really goes on in your story if that’s the case.
-       Other than that, you did fine~ Improvements are of course necessary, but at least you’re on the right track(:

Flow/Pace: 3/5
-       The flow was smooth, and I didn’t have to re-read any parts to comprehend what was going on.
-       The pace was rather slow. You can try to write more exciting scenes in the story.

Writing Style: 7/10
-       You are able to form scenes and show it to the readers. Try to show more and tell less.
-       The characters’ points of view were developed.
-       Try to work on your pace and paragraphing, and I’m sure you’ll do much better. You have the potential to write.
-       Emoticons are strongly discouraged as writing comprises of description. Describe how the characters feel.

Originality/Creativity: 4/5
-       It was both original and creative, except for the lack of a storyline. As the story is incomplete, I can’t really grade this part, but I do hope you’ll add something (like a twist) to spice up the story.

Punctuation/Spelling/Tenses/Grammar/Vocabulary: 12/15
-       There were some typographical, punctuation and grammatical errors.
-       Your vocabulary and tenses were fine.
-       Some words were used incorrectly.
-       You had no problems in your spelling.

Bonus: 2 marks
-       It’s a really interesting plot(:

Marks Achieved: 71/100
Grade: C+

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Side Note:

You have creative ideas and were able to keep the audience engaged. Keep up the good work! ^^

♥ cheonsa

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