search
user.png
vertical menu

Plan And Write A Story Called 'Trapped' (9-12 years)

Plan And Write A Story Called 'Trapped' (9-12 years) preview
Plan And Write A Story Called 'Trapped' (9-12 years) preview

Look Inside · 10 pages

Trapped creative story writing work pack cover, with the title above a drawing of a guinea pig
Cover of the story writing work pack
'How do I plan a story?' guide: organize ideas into three paragraphs (beginning, middle, end) before you write
Introduction to story planning
16 'Ask yourself...' planning questions, such as 'Where will it happen?' and 'Does it lead to an exciting climax?'
Self-check questions for planning a story
Cut-out phrases for Paragraph One (Where? Who? Why? the setting) and Paragraph Two (Build up the suspense)
Phrases for Paragraphs One and Two to cut out and order
Paragraph Three cut-out phrases: wind up the story with a happy, sad, moral or cliffhanger ending
Phrases for Paragraph Three to cut out and order
Planning tips: note only key points, and remember Opening, Development, Complication, Crisis and Resolution
What a story plan helps you remember
'Let's plan a story' part 1: choose first or third person, then Beginning (characters, setting) and Middle tips
First page of the story planning guide
'Let's plan a story' part 2: climax tips (words like suddenly, gasped) and Ending advice against 'he woke up'
Second page of the story planning guide
'Trapped' plan: Peter, 15, dozes in a cove, is cut off by the tide, and a helicopter spots him on a rock
Plan to read before writing the 'Trapped' story
Model rescue story plan: Jasmit goes rock pooling, is cut off by the tide, and Dad and the Major rescue him
Outline of the model rescue story
Attributes
Add To Collection
Add to collection Add to collection

About This Product

Plan And Write A Story Called 'Trapped' (9-12 years) is a comprehensive teaching tool specially designed for educators to facilitate effective creative writing instruction for students aged 9-12 years. It is supremely useful for public school teachers and homeschoolers in refining their students' literacy skills.

The resource emphasizes strongly on story planning, asserting that compelling writing lays its roots in well-planned narratives. It commences by offering a model story and throws light on how teachers can use this example to instruct students about essential story elements like characters, settings, and plots.

In an interactive step-by-step process,

  • Kids initially read the model story offered in the packet.
  • Subsequently, guided prompts aid them in identifying elements such as characters, setting, plot, key events like climax or building suspense.
  • This exploration not only betters comprehension abilities but sparks critical thinking too.

Following clear understanding of concepts via tasks related to character identification or setting locales etc., kids indulge in planning their narrative with meticulous structure ('Beginning.Middle.End'). The task further involves rewriting their interpretation of the provided drama – thus propelling creativity!

An added benefit is having children read aloud their own versions enhancing both oral communication skills and fluency! Attention also finds itself being drawn towards upgrading written expression through varied sentence types and appropriate usage of punctuation and grammar without undermining vocabulary usage either!

Learner's journey:
  • Different narrative structures learned through exploratory investigations across varying viewpoints (first-person narration or third-person).
  • Mood enhancement techniques are taught using apt vocabulary usage - each package covering all aspects of learning!
  • {{assistant<|im_sep|>Here’s your formatted text:]]

A unique aspect is the inclusion of instructive inputs – right from exciting model responses/sample texts authored by young writers aiding practice questions up until appreciated rectification techniques for common errors that one may commit.

These resources primarily come as Worksheets and are available in PDF File format. They have been thoughtfully developed for students of Grades 4,5,6 and 7 with an exclusive focus on Creative Writing within the area of Language Arts.

In a nutshell, Plan And Write A Story Called 'Trapped' equips you to nurture confident, creative writers regardless of whether they are from classrooms or home-study environments.

What's Included

28 pages

0 Reviews

Explore related searches