Word Bank
There are 25 pages of useful words and expressions in this resource. It is useful to photocopy it a number of times and bind into “Word Bank” books to leave in the class library as a resource to help authors improve language when writing a story. It is particularly useful for the editing stage of a…
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Peer Conference
Conferencing is an integral part of the writing process in the Write-A-Book Project. This handout is a Partner Proofreading Checklist which details questions for partners to ask when reading another pupil’s story in order to improve it. (.doc file 26KB) Download File…
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Self Conference
Conferencing is an integral part of the writing process in the Write-A-Book Project. This handout details questions that the pupil needs to ask themselves to help improve the story. (.doc file 27.5KB) Download File…
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Write-A-Book Project Calendar
Timeline showing how to run the Write-A-Book Project over six week period. This shows at what stage the project should be at during each week of the project. (.doc file 23KB) Download File…
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Book or Story Contract 02
This is a template of a contract for younger pupils to sign before writing a book/story. Its purpose is to make sure that the pupil has put some thought into the story/book before they commence writing and so that they may be kept on track while they are writing. (.doc file 26.5KB) Download File…
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Book or Story Contract 01
This is a template of a contract for pupils to sign before writing a book/story. Its purpose is to make sure that the pupil has put some thought into the story/book before they commence writing and so that they may be kep on track while they are writing. (.doc file 39.5KB) Download File…
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Descriptive Portraits
This is a short booklet to help pupils describe characters in the story. It gives suggestions on how to describe the character, their physical appearance under different headings and their mannerisms. (.doc file 30.5KB) Download File…
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Character Creation
This is a template to help pupils create characters for a story or book. It consists of a circle with four sections to be filled in to allow the pupil to get to know the character better before they commence the writing of the story. (.doc file 36.5KB) Download File…
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Editing a Draft
Writing a first draft and editing it are component parts of the writing process in the Write-A-Book Project. The First Draft is sometimes known as a “Sloppy Copy” because it can sometimes get a little messy as editing and re-drafting is in process. This Powerpoint is to show pupils examples of pages from first drafts…
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Authors’ Circles
Authors’ Circles are a component part of the process of the Write-A-Book Project. At a certain point in the writing process, pupils split up into authors’ circles to share some of their written work and ask their peers for suggestions on how their written work could be improved. This Powerpoint is for the teacher to…
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