Story Structure for Children's Books, Novels, Movies, etc. A short explanation of story structure In a romance, the two people who are "meant to be" are typically protagonist and antagonist. They tend to spend a lot more time causing trouble for the other than they do being in love. Watching two people simply be in love would get tiresome quickly! Story Structure and the Arc of a Story Once something has happened, and now that something has to be done, you are into the second act (or middle) of a story. The middle of a story is always the story's longest part. This second act of a story consists of the protagonist trying to get his or her life back in order.
Of course, if the first thing the protagonist tries results in success, you end up with a very short story. In The Cat in the Hat, Thing One and Thing Two are introduced after the cat has already made his own mess. So when does the second act (or middle) of a story end? The third act, or end, reflects a new stasis, or life as it will be from this time forward. Got all that? Links to Novel Writing Articles and Resources. Fiction Writing. Shared Writing. Contribute to ReadWriteThink / RSS / FAQs / Site Demonstrations / Contact Us / About Us See more like this Verizon Thinkfinity offers thousands of free K-12 educational resources across seven disciplines for use in and out of school.
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Introducing Scene Spurs: Photos as Writing Inspiration:: Spotlight: E-News from Theatrefolk. Written and Edited by Lindsay Price August, 2011 Welcome! This month, we have an applied playwriting newsletter. Exercises devoted to using photos as writing inspiration. In This Issue INTRODUCTIONAn introduction to the newsletterCHOOSING A PHOTOHow to choose an inspiring photoWARM UPStart every writing session with a warm-up.QUESTIONSUse questions as a path to creativity.ACCEPT ALL IDEASPush students to put every idea on the page.CHARACTER PROMPTSUse a photo to practice character profiles.LOCATION PROMPTSExplore the story possibilities of a location.PERSONIFICATION PROMPTSGive human qualities to something not human.MONOLOGUE PROMPTSWrite monologues inspired by the photo.SCENE PROMPTSWrite scenes inspired by the photo.DOWNLOADSA free sample from Scene Spurs, our new collection of writing prompts.
Introduction "Imagination grows by exercise” ~ W. Students have a visceral reaction to the act of writing. To that end, photos are a fantastic starting point for writers. Choosing a Photo Exercise. Vocabulary. Interactive Whiteboard Resources: Literacy, Key Stage 2. You're the Editor (Went) Read the story which has lots of the word 'went' and see if you can choose a better word in each case. Useful as a teacher led activity. Elements of a Story The "Elements of a Story" interactive takes the story of Cinderella and explores the different 'ingredients' that make up a story. Compare and Contrast Map An interactive graphic organizer which can helps students to develop an outline for one of three types of comparison essays: whole-to-whole, similarities-to-differences, or point-to-point.
Start with a Setting Start a story by creating the setting. Communicating Ideas This website shows you how to design effective posters, newspapers and comics by going through the important elements of each. Badger Wood A road is going to be built through Badger Wood. Writing Instructions Aimed at year 3 pupils, this website explores the features of written instructions. Build Your Wild Self Using Similies to Enhance Writing Skills Chocolates Don't Use Said Comment. Teachers TV video collection - Primary English - Lesson Starters - Writing Genres. Creative Writing. 1) Writing Traditional Stories from a Different Point of View 2) Design a New Room for the Chocolate Factory 3) Godzilla This idea is based on the Godzilla introduction found here Read the introduction to the children (you might need to photocopy it so that the children can refer to it during their writing) and ask them to continue the story. 4) Missing Person The following activity is great fun, and usually produces great results, but must be used with caution.
Only try it with a class you are comfortable with, and who you think will cope with the situation. Choose a name for a missing person (e.g. Ask the children where "Paul" is. Finally, say that as Paul is missing, we will have to make some missing person posters, explaining who Paul is (with a picture so others can identify him!) A missing person poster template can be found in PDF format here 5) Supermoo's New Adventures 6) Recipes for Dreams 7) Dr. This activity is based on the Dr. Read through some of the books in the series.