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Writing Fiction for Upper Elementary Age Students - 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 your story - Beginning, Middle and End
Examples of story actions
Create a satisfying ending
Dictating or typing your stories (especially if you have dyslexia or dysgraphia)
Assignments and Grading

Create and write a great short story

Recap and Reflect: You’re a Story Writer!
(Optional) Christian Writing Supplement: Why write fiction

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

Recap and Reflect: Creating Story Ideas
(Optional) Christian Writing Supplement: Created to Imagine

All writers revise their stories
How to study your story
Making your revisions
Grammar: The Secret Superpower of Great Writing
Punctuation: The Music of Your Story
Activity: Write a new story quickly

Revise your story

Recap and Reflect: Revising your story
(Optional) Christian Writing Supplement: Revising your story

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

Recap and Reflect: Making Characters Come Alive
(Optional) Christian Writing Supplement: Developing Characters

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
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

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 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

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

Recap and Reflect: Making Characters Come Alive

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