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Informationen zum Autor Steve Bowkett is an independent education adviser and runs storytelling sessions! creative writing workshops and INSET training days for teachers. Klappentext This exciting practical resource is full of immediately usable activities to help children develop their literacy skills and creative writing abilities. The 'story strand' technique begins with one simple picture and by adding others to form a sequence! shows children how to build narrative in an enjoyable! creative and systematic way. Story strand activities help children weave their thoughts into a coherent pattern and so become more skilful writers. The activities are sequenced to increase the creative and intellectual demands on pupils! and can also be used individually to highlight different aspects of the writing process such as: Exploring the varied meanings of certain words through association websMoving from simple to more complex sentences Learning how to enrich writing using strong! vivid adjectives! verbs and adverbs Understanding how to use connectives more insightfully to give narrative a greater logical consistency Creating narrative refinements such as subplots! flashbacks and 'cliffhangers' out of basic plot sequencesA 'thinking skills' agenda underpins each story strand game! and many promote speaking and listening skills by encouraging discussion and collaborative exploration of the images. Supported by a companion website that includes downloadable images from the book! colour images and worked examples for the 'story string idea'! additional activities and games! as well as links to the National Curriculum. Zusammenfassung This exciting practical resource is full of immediately usable activities to help children develop their literacy skills and creative writing abilities. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Section 1: Getting Started Picture Masking and Questioning Brainstorming and Association Webs Summarising and 'Seed Thoughts' Contextualising and Interpreting Sentence Building Things Happen for Reasons Precise Questioning Movie Director Zoom In Shades of Colour Section 2: Building Narrative Prediction Strips Connectives Proverbs and Similes Back Story Story 'Ingredients' Cliffhangers The Neverending Story The Narrative Template Section 3: Enriching the Story Parallel Story Story Board Games Sequels Annotated Margins Story Cards The Detective Game Settings Comic Cuts Character Creation Section 4: Story Grids Zig Zag Story Game Grids and Basic Narrative Elements Following the Question Trail Making Grids Grids and Topic Areas Story Strings Appendix: The Grids ...
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction
Section 1: Getting Started
Picture Masking and Questioning
Brainstorming and Association Webs
Summarising and 'Seed Thoughts'
Contextualising and Interpreting
Sentence Building
Things Happen for Reasons
Precise Questioning
Movie Director
Zoom In
Shades of Colour
Section 2: Building Narrative
Prediction Strips
Connectives
Proverbs and Similes
Back Story
Story 'Ingredients'
Cliffhangers
The Neverending Story
The Narrative Template
Section 3: Enriching the Story
Parallel Story
Story Board Games
Sequels
Annotated Margins
Story Cards
The Detective Game
Settings
Comic Cuts
Character Creation
Section 4: Story Grids
Zig Zag Story Game
Grids and Basic Narrative Elements
Following the Question Trail
Making Grids
Grids and Topic Areas
Story Strings
Appendix: The Grids
