How to Teach Fiction Writing at Key Stage 2

by Corbett; Pie

• ISBN13: 9781853468339
• ISBN10: 1853468339
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2001-11-02
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

How to Teach Fiction Writingis a practical manual to help teachers of junior classes to focus on the key aspects of developing children's storywriting. The book presents a series of essential writing workshops full of creative ideas and fun activities. It also offers a range of advice including how to set up and run an effective workshop and how to monitor NLS links. Workshops focus on capturing stories, characterization, creating settings, skilful paragraphing, writing in a variety of genres from myths and fables to adventures and science fiction, and writing style.

Table of Contents

Introduction	4	(6)
Capturing stories	10	(14)
techniques for creating story ideas	14	(4)
creating story triggers and plot ideas	18	(1)
stealing plots from known stories	19	(1)
using common story types	20	(4)
Characterisation	24	(4)
planning your character	24	(2)
characterisation through saying and doing	26	(1)
showing rather than telling	27	(1)
Settings	28	(4)
creating settings	28	(2)
scary settings	30	(1)
settings in different types of story	31	(1)
Openings	32	(3)
writing opening lines	32	(1)
writing opening paragraphs	33	(1)
character openings	33	(1)
setting openings	33	(1)
action openings	34	(1)
Paragraphing	35	(8)
resolutions and endings	35	(1)
endings	36	(1)
action	37	(1)
build-up	38	(1)
suspense	39	(1)
dilemmas	39	(1)
cliffhangers	40	(1)
flashbacks	41	(1)
paragraph changes	41	(2)
Style	43	(7)
using words	43	(2)
varying sentences	45	(1)
using stylistic devices	46	(2)
changing viewpoint	48	(2)
Different types of story	50
playing with story types	50