How to be Brilliant at Writing Stories

Description

The 40 photocopiable worksheets in How to be Brilliant at Writing Stories focus on the process of writing – from the initial idea gathering to redrafting and the final product. The activities recognize that a sense of audience and a sense of purpose are crucial, and allow children to feel ownership of their stories and to understand that not all stories need to be published. The activities include:getting ideas, making notes, making a plot table, planning the beginning, middle and end, making up characters, using a dictionary and thesaurus, using speech marks and different kinds of story.