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Book Synopsis

Developing Thinking Skills Through Creative Writing: Story Steps for 9-12 Year Olds is a practical and easy-to-use teacher resource helping children across a wide age and ability range to develop the skills necessary to write more effectively. Step-by-step instructions encourage children to tackle tasks of increasing difficulty while broadening their knowledge and experiences of fictional genres.

With chapters separated into distinct genres: ghost story, fantasy, science fiction, history, pirate story, thriller and Gothic horror, this book:

  • Offers a summary at the start of each chapter to help teachers select the relevant activities.

  • Covers multiple aspects of storytelling from narrative structure, plots, characters and settings to vocabulary, word choice, sentence structure and punctuation.

  • Provides a cross referencing grid showing which aspects of writing appear in each chapter.

  • Includes guidance

    Table of Contents

    Introduction; Chapter 1: Writing a Ghost Story; Chapter 2: Writing a Fantasy Story; Chapter 3: Writing a Science Fiction Story; Chapter 4: Writing a History Story; Chapter 5: Writing a Pirate Story; Chapter 6: Writing a Thriller Story; Chapter 7: Writing a Gothic Horror Story; Chapter 8: General Tips When Teaching Writing; Story Steps Vocabulary; Story Steps Checklist; References and Resources

Developing Thinking Skills Through Creative

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    A Paperback by Steve Bowkett, Tony Hitchman

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
      Publication Date: 7/19/2019 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780367139957, 978-0367139957
      ISBN10: 0367139952
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      Primary and middle schools

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Developing Thinking Skills Through Creative Writing: Story Steps for 9-12 Year Olds is a practical and easy-to-use teacher resource helping children across a wide age and ability range to develop the skills necessary to write more effectively. Step-by-step instructions encourage children to tackle tasks of increasing difficulty while broadening their knowledge and experiences of fictional genres.

      With chapters separated into distinct genres: ghost story, fantasy, science fiction, history, pirate story, thriller and Gothic horror, this book:

      • Offers a summary at the start of each chapter to help teachers select the relevant activities.

      • Covers multiple aspects of storytelling from narrative structure, plots, characters and settings to vocabulary, word choice, sentence structure and punctuation.

      • Provides a cross referencing grid showing which aspects of writing appear in each chapter.

      • Includes guidance

        Table of Contents

        Introduction; Chapter 1: Writing a Ghost Story; Chapter 2: Writing a Fantasy Story; Chapter 3: Writing a Science Fiction Story; Chapter 4: Writing a History Story; Chapter 5: Writing a Pirate Story; Chapter 6: Writing a Thriller Story; Chapter 7: Writing a Gothic Horror Story; Chapter 8: General Tips When Teaching Writing; Story Steps Vocabulary; Story Steps Checklist; References and Resources

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