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Introduction: Where do ideas come from? |
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Write from the start: ways to approach creative writing and writing workshops |
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A positive writing environment |
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6 | (1) |
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7 | (1) |
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Realistic expectations of the first draft |
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Process, product and portfolio |
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Ideas and good habits to get into |
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12 | (1) |
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Dictionaries and thesauruses |
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Writing for the reader in you |
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15 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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A new way of seeing: some thoughts on writing poetry |
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What's so good about poetry? |
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How do poems begin? Poets examine the ways in which their poems evolve |
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21 | (1) |
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Masterclass: poets respond to questions often asked about writing poetry |
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22 | (7) |
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29 | (2) |
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31 | (3) |
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`The Cats' Protection League' |
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34 | (5) |
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39 | (24) |
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Forms of poetry: other poetry workshops |
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Poetry word wheel (worksheet) |
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64 | (1) |
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Poetry beginnings (worksheet) |
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65 | (1) |
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Poetry checklist (worksheet) |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (1) |
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Facts behind fictions: initial discussion points on writing fiction |
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68 | (3) |
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Planning for fiction: ideas on brainstorming and planning for writing |
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Brainstorming (worksheet) |
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73 | (1) |
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Story mapping (worksheet) |
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74 | (1) |
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Growing fiction: David Almond's Skelling |
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75 | (6) |
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81 | (1) |
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82 | (3) |
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Story openings (worksheet) |
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85 | (1) |
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Characters: writing about fictional people |
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86 | (6) |
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Invent your own charcter (worksheet) |
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Dialogue: the role of speech in stories |
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93 | (2) |
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Jacqueline Wison-The Dare Game |
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Narration and point of view: writing in the first and third person |
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107 | (1) |
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Places and descriptive writing |
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108 | (8) |
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Plot: a sequence of events |
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116 | (4) |
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Plot overviews (worksheet) |
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120 | (2) |
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122 | (2) |
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Looking for an idea? (worksheet) |
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124 | (2) |
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Suspense and atmosphere: engaging the reader |
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126 | (12) |
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Fiction word wheel (worksheet) |
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Fiction checklist (worksheet) |
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139 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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141 | (26) |
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Creative with the truth: ways into writing non-fiction |
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141 | (5) |
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Nick Arnold-Bulging Brains and the Horrible Science series |
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Face the facts: Space is far out (worksheet) |
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Face the facts: Don't be mean to mini-beasts (worksheet) |
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166 | (1) |
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Reference texts and further reading |
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