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Writing Fiction for Upper Elementary Age Students - Semester 1
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Week 1: Introduction to this course and to fiction writing
Why should I write fiction?
Introduction to this course
Read a short story
The elements of a short story
Planning your story - Beginning, Middle and End
Examples of story actions
Dictating or typing your stories (especially if you have dyslexia or dysgraphia)
Assignments and Grading
Create and write a great short story
Weeks 2 and 3: Create story ideas
Create your ideas
Use genres for story ideas
Use this site's story prompts to activate your imagination
Activity: Create a list of fun story ideas
Write a short story using one of your ideas
Week 4: Revising Your Story
All writers revise their stories
How to study your story
Making your revisions
Activity: Choose a story to revise (or write a new story)
Revise your story
Weeks 5 and 6: Developing Characters
What makes a character interesting?
Activity: Read a short story about an interesting character
Your 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 your character
Weeks 7 and 8: Crafting a Plot
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
Weeks 9 and 10: Point of View
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
Activity: Create a story idea and define possible points of view
Write a story with one of your Points of View
Rewrite your story with a different Point of View
Revise your stories
The Movie Frozen and the Power of Point of View
Weeks 11 and 12: Dialogue
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
Weeks 13 and 14: Interesting Antagonists
Why your Antagonist should be interesting
How to make your Antagonist interesting
Activity: Create traits for an interesting Antagonist
Write a story with an interesting Antagonist
Week 15: Revise and Show Your Final Story
The importance of revising your story
Read a story with different versions to see how revisions work
Editing a story
Activity: Write a story of your choosing
Revise and edit your story
Write a story with an interesting Antagonist
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