English : story writing

Narrative Writing Tips   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3 English   Site owner's description: PowerPoint file The Case of the Missing Head (pt 4/5)   Mainly suitable for: KS1, KS2 English   Site owner's description: Progression of school-based detective story about the apparent disappearance of the Head teacher. A detective conducts an interview with one of the school staff members, and reviews the evidence collected thus far. Features recount, references to reviewing notes and planning. Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips Absolutely Whootie   Mainly suitable for: Foundation Stage - Preschool, KS2, KS3 Review: This brightly desgined and fun site is enough to catch any ones eye! It is centered around an owl called Whootie.The site contains a wide variety of stories from different cultures and religions. It is split into three catergories; Kids, Teachers and Parents. Kids can choose a story by looking up what kind of story they want to read e.g. adventure. There is also a fun and games section for children where they can complete a wordsearch,use the colouring book and search for hidden words.They can even listen to a sound demo of Whooties stories which can be purchased on line.Teachers can select what story they want by looking up the country and continent of a story they require. The site also contains a variety of writing assignments and lessons plans on whooties stories which I think is in English   World of Peter Rabbit   Mainly suitable for: KS1, KS2 Review: A site written in five languages built around Beatrix Potter and her famous characters Peter Rabbit and friends. There is a wealth of information about Beatrix’s early childhood and later life.This includes childhood sketches such as animals she kept as pets which gave her the ideas for the characters in her books as well as the landscapes she painted which formed the backgrounds to her pictures, as well as her picture letters and imaginary art. These would be a great resource for a teacher to use on an interactive whiteboard when teaching a Beatrix Potter theme as well as offering ideas for research by children themselves. The Fun section contains numerous activities to support the topic and use as cross curricular links – puzzles, dot to dots, online games, word searches, shape games, riddles, ecards, videos, stories, colouring pages and crafts. The site also offers competitions, details of related events and a place to purchase books and gifts. English   Story Endings   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3 English   Site owner's description: Word document Atmospheric writing (pt 5/6)   Mainly suitable for: KS1, KS2 English   Site owner's description: Discussing the theme of character description and looking at the problem in the story. Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips The Case of the Missing Head (pt 3/5)   Mainly suitable for: KS1, KS2 English   Site owner's description: Progression of school-based detective story about the apparent disappearance of the Head teacher. A detective investigates the Head's office, and the contents of his diary. Features references to making lists, time planning and spotting patterns. Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips Story Checklist   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3 English   Site owner's description: Word document Possible Story Endings   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3 English   Site owner's description: Word document Writing story endings   Mainly suitable for: KS1, KS2 English   Site owner's description: Dramatisation of various ways to end a story. Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips Turning ideas into a story   Mainly suitable for: KS1, KS2 English   Site owner's description: How to write a story by connecting a series of ideas. Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips What makes a good football story?   Mainly suitable for: KS1, KS2 English   Site owner's description: Advice on how to write a good football story. Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips The Piano Supporting Work   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3 English   Site owner's description: Zip file collection Story Editing Sheet   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3 English   Site owner's description: Printable - PDF (Acrobat reader) Story Mountain   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3 English   Site owner's description: Printable - PDF (Acrobat reader) Malorie Blackman’s tips for story writing   Mainly suitable for: KS1, KS2 English   Site owner's description: Children interview author Malorie Blackman about her techniques and tips for writing a good story. Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips Berlie Doherty - 'The Magical Bicycle'   Mainly suitable for: KS1, KS2 English   Site owner's description: A picture book by Berlie Doherty exploring the ups and downs in learning to ride a bike. Is there magic at work? Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips Story Planning Sheet   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3 English   Site owner's description: Word document Amazing Adventure Series - Adventure Hat   Mainly suitable for: KS1, KS2 Review: This is a very slick site, full of background music and lots for children to see. The site is obviously been written very professionally. The story section is great - with stories read to you as you follow the text. The only problem with it is the navigation - you have to use the virtual magnifier to read the text - this would be fine if the thing moved quickly or smoothly but it doesn't, so it just irritates as you have to guess where it will land. And when it does... the text is still tiny! The site is well worth visiting - with an interactive whiteboard, you will have a quiet class! The site also accepts poems from pupils to present on the site. English   Atmospheric writing (pt 6/6)   Mainly suitable for: KS1, KS2 English   Site owner's description: Danny has now introduced another character and is contemplating that he needs a good ending to his story. Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips Story Writing Plan   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3 English   Site owner's description: Word document How to Write an Amazing Story   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3 English   Site owner's description: Flip Chart file 'The Accident' Picture Composition   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3 English   Site owner's description: Printable - PDF (Acrobat reader) Tips for story writing   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3 English   Site owner's description: Printable - PDF (Acrobat reader) Planning a Story   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3 English   Site owner's description: PowerPoint file Atmospheric writing (pt 3/6)   Mainly suitable for: KS1, KS2 English   Site owner's description: Danny decided that he is going to do his best to write his story. Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips Atmospheric writing (pt 2/6)   Mainly suitable for: KS1, KS2 English   Site owner's description: A young boy reads out a fantastic science fiction story he has written using atmospheric language. Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips Planning Sheets   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3 English   Site owner's description: Printable - PDF (Acrobat reader) Story Mountain Planner   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3 English   Site owner's description: Printable - PDF (Acrobat reader) Writing a Story Prompts   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3 English   Site owner's description: Word document Story Writing - Ending   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3 English   Site owner's description: Zip file collection Writing story openings   Mainly suitable for: KS1, KS2 English   Site owner's description: A young boy sits in a doctors' surgery and tries to write a story whilst remembering story writing advice from author Michael Morpurgo in flashback form. Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips Anthony Horowitz - 'The Gorgon's Head'   Mainly suitable for: KS1, KS2 English   Site owner's description: A retelling by Anthony Horowitz of the destruction of Medusa by Perseus. Includes voiceover narration and dialogue involving Perseus and Medusa. Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips The Case of the Missing Head (pt 2/5)   Mainly suitable for: KS1, KS2 English   Site owner's description: Progression of school-based detective story about the apparent disappearance of the Head teacher. A detective conducts an interview with the school caretaker. Features references to listening skills, asking open questions, writing up notes. Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips Creative Writing Ideas   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3 English   Site owner's description: Word document Poetry Writing, Story writing and book reviews   Mainly suitable for: KS2 Review: A website dedicated to step-by-step poetry workshops on-line, how to write stories and how to write book reviews. This is a very child friendly site, which will look good on an interactive whiteboard. The children can hear a poet reading his own work and how to write a similar poem. The site is well worth a visit and would be a good resource to use as a whole class lesson. Karla Kuskin demonstrates how to use descriptive words to create powerful poems. There are also teacher guides associated with the lessons. English   Story Openings   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3 English   Site owner's description: Word document BBC Online - What's Your Picture Story   Mainly suitable for: KS1, KS2 Review: Each month the BBC runs a competition in which they give children a chance to win an arty prize by writing a story based on a picture. The competition could form part of a literacy session at school or be done by children working at home. The activity is a useful one in that it links Art with Literacy. It asks children to look carefully at the picture then write a story using the prompts given. There are constraints in that children have to keep the story to 500 words maximum and it also gives children advice on how to write a good story – such as thinking about what will happen in the story and how it will end. It prompts children to think about the characters, who they are and what they do, and expand the last point by explaining why they do things. Taking part in the competition enables children to write for a different audience and of course if they win their story will be displayed on the website English   Alice in Wonderland An Interactive Adventure   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3 Review: This is a fun and informative site and full of interactive activities. These activities incude ; a printable word search, a guessing game, re-size Alice, See Alice by the very realistic looking pool of tears. My personal favourites was the long and sad tale where you can complete the tale by selecting words to finish the story, so no writing is needed. Everything you want to know about Alice in Wonderland can be found on the site it has information about the designer and you can even send a e-card or purchase a rubber stamp! English   Traditional Story Language   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3 English   Site owner's description: Word document << Previous Page Page 1 2 3 of 3 Next Page >>

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