Editable PowerPoint Newspapers PowerPoint Template
We have just updated our popular editable PowerPoint newspapers. With these you can create your own news headlines, articles and insert your own pictures. Following a couple of requests, we have updated these so that you can now add in your own newspaper name. A few different types of newspapers are included in the template. These spoof newspaper templates could have many uses, including college and school projects and fun cards to send news to your friends and family.
» Blog Archive » Plotting Your Novel – The Quick Outline Tool
Nothing draws a line in the sand of novel writing like the question, “To outline or not to outline.” Is there any kind of middle ground? In fact, I think there is. When I started my first novel, I wrote into the void, with no outline to guide me. It was exciting.
The 50 most important English proverbs
The 50 most important English proverbs What are proverbs? Every culture has a collection of wise sayings that offer advice about how to live your life. These sayings are called "proverbs". How can you use proverbs to learn English?
Writing Challenge Generator
Challenges The story must involve a crown in it. During the story, a character finds out a dark secret. During the story, there is a fight. A character reveals their feelings.
Writing Generators
Generators to help with story creation, progression and completion, events, ideas and plot twists. Awkward Moments - Give the character some more mundane challenges in the form of embarrassing or awkard moments. First Encounter - Determine how or when your character's relationships were formed. Murphy's Law - Ruin your character's plans with the help of Murphy's Law; What can go wrong, will. Plot - Story ideas and basic outlines.
Be a better writer in 15 minutes: 4 TED-Ed lessons on grammar and word choice
There’s no denying it — the English language can be mighty tricky. When writing a paper, a novel or even an e-mail, you might look at a sentence you just wrote and think, “Is that comma supposed to be there?” or “Is that really the best word to use?”
Creative Writing Worksheets
Feel free to download and use the following Creative Writing Worksheets to develop compelling characters and rich, vibrant settings. You’ll find plotting your novel much more manageable with our scene chart. These Creative Writing Worksheets are free for your personal use. Character Worksheet Meeting a well-written character is one of the things that initially hooks a reader, and creates a lasting impression in fiction. We can all remember great characters from stories, sometimes more readily than the story itself.
Serial Taxi
This EFL lesson plan is designed around Serial Taxi a short animation by Paolo Cogliati and the theme of murder mysteries. Students predict what is going to happen in a film, watch a short film and write a murder mystery. Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2) Learner type: Teens and adults
BBC Two - Bringing Books to Life, Bringing Books to Life 1
A wonderful adventure into the worlds of some of the best children's books written for primary aged children. The real and animated worlds collide to reveal the wonder that is contained within the pages of each book and the larger-than-life imaginations of the celebrity presenters as they explore the stories that they hold dear. Through the course of the series, we learn how these celebrities discovered these treasured books, what they mean to them and why they love to read.
Free Beat Sheet Template – Simple Story Development Tool
There are many ways to create a “beat sheet.” On a computer. On a sheet of typing paper.
