Writing the story may take multiple sessions to complete and will depend on if students are writing solo, small group or whole class book/s. The following tools have been prepared to support the writing process in the classroom.
Mind mapping is a useful tool to help pull story ideas together. It is also a good to get a group of students collaborating and communicating with one another as all ideas are recorded and everyone is encouraged to participate.
In small groups, students brainstorm their story ideas on a big piece of paper using the following structure as a guide. They can draw pictures, paste images from other sources, or write down their thoughts as they go.
Alternatively, students can build their story using the following guide and/or transfer their mind mapping ideas into the story.
Page 1-4: Introduction
Pages 5-11: Body
Pages 12-15: Conclusion
If your class has written multiple stories, have students swap stories and edit them. Editing is a valuable skill for students to learn – checking for spelling errors, learning about grammar and if punctuations are written correctly, making sure the story flows and makes sense, checking any facts or details, etc.
