Course - Writing Children's Stories
The 1-hour workshop for the MELTA conference has been worked up into an 18-hour (9 X 2-hour sessions) workshop course.
On the next few pages you will find the Trainer's Manual for each session, and the Participant's Notes for each session.
The course will be run in small sections at IPGKDRI over 2012.
However, the materials are free for anyone to use, whether you want to run a workshop with a number of participants, or just work your way through the materials as an individual.
On the next few pages you will find the Trainer's Manual for each session, and the Participant's Notes for each session.
The course will be run in small sections at IPGKDRI over 2012.
However, the materials are free for anyone to use, whether you want to run a workshop with a number of participants, or just work your way through the materials as an individual.
Trainer's Manual Complete
Here is the complete downloadable trainer's manual. (It's a large file.) On the following pages the same material is presented in smaller pieces, session by session, along with notes that the participant needs.
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Go to the next pages for session by session trainer's manuals and participant's notes.
(Click on the links below)
Session 1: Introduction and What students want.
Sessions 2 and 3: Several applications of using Little Books
Session 4: Elements of story writing
Session 5: Writing a story from your childhood
Session 6: Adapting stories to reading levels
Session 7: Illustrating a story
Session 8: Printing a booklet
Session 9: Wrap up, create and share
(Click on the link to go directly to the page)
(Click on the links below)
Session 1: Introduction and What students want.
Sessions 2 and 3: Several applications of using Little Books
Session 4: Elements of story writing
Session 5: Writing a story from your childhood
Session 6: Adapting stories to reading levels
Session 7: Illustrating a story
Session 8: Printing a booklet
Session 9: Wrap up, create and share
(Click on the link to go directly to the page)
Story Plan Form
The story plan form is also part of the course. Below is an example of a form I completed and then a story that I created based on the form.
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Here is an example story plan I filled in ... of course every one would look different.
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And here is a first draft of the story - without illustrations.
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Lost in the Jungle
Here is the story with (impersonal) photos gathered quickly from Google Image search. The file has been saved as a PDF so that it can be printed as a booklet (follow the instructions here.)
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