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Teaching to Write Fiction Stories – Upper Elementary Semester 1

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Why should I write fiction?
Introduction to this course
Read a short story
The elements of a short story
Planning a story - Beginning, Middle and End
Examples of story actions
Dictating or typing stories (especially if any of your students have dyslexia or dysgraphia)
Students write their own very short story

Create story ideas
Use genres for story ideas
Use this site's story prompts to activate your students' imagination
Activity: Create a list of fun story ideas
Write a short story using one of the ideas

All writers revise their stories
How to study a story to find flaws
Making revisions to a story
Activity: Choose a story to revise (or write a new story)
Revise the story

What makes a character interesting?
Activity: Read a short story about an interesting character
The main character must be active
Physical and emotional descriptions
Activity: Create a list of interesting character traits
Character wants and needs
Activity: Building a character profile
Write a short story about the main character

What is a plot?
Read a story with an interesting plot
Conflict in a story
The Plot Diagram
The importance of stakes
Activity: Create an interesting plot
Write a story with an interesting plot

Who tells the story: First, Second, and Third Person Points of View
Perspective
Read a story with different points of view and perspectives
Why use each type of Point of View
Write a story with one of the Points of View
Rewrite the story with a different Point of View
Revise both stories
The Movie Frozen and the Power of Point of View

The role of dialogue in stories
Read a story with interesting dialogue
Writing realistic dialogue
Punctuation and format of dialogue
Using dialogue to reveal character's ideas and motivations
Creating a conflict with dialogue and turning it into a story
Activity: Create an idea for a story with a conflict expressed as dialogue
Write a short story with dialogue between two characters

Why the Antagonist should be interesting
How to make the Antagonist interesting
Activity: Create a story idea and define possible points of view
Write a story with an interesting antagonist

The importance of revising the story
Read a story with different versions to see how revisions work
Editing a story
Activity: Write a story of their choosing
Revise and edit the story

Why should I write fiction?

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