Please view this product's PREVIEW to get a better idea of what's included with this download. Directions: Use the boxes below to help you come up with details for an interesting story. Use the “Story Ideas” sheet to create an outline for your writing. If you get stuck, ask yourself “WHY?” and “HOW?” to keep the story moving along. Your imagination is full of great ideas! Story Boxes Include: Main Character Supporting Characters Setting Problem Climax Solution Once students are finished constructing their story ideas, have them write their first draft on a separate sheet of paper then continue with your normal writing process. This activity can be used multiple times throughout the year for different writing assignments. This activity is part of a larger set - The Ultimate Back to School Activities Pack!!!, but each product is also sold separately. Have fun!
Download This Worksheet (PDF) Plot Twist Worksheet Nothing makes me want to race through a story more than an idea for a great plot twist! The best twists reframe the entire narrative and leave you spluttering in disbelief; Fight Club, Ender’s Game, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Birds Fall Down, and Murder on the Orient Express…
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May starts with a holiday, May Day, that is actually two completely different holidays with the same name, one being a rather giddy affair involving begarlanded youths dancing around a flower-strewn pole (which, let's face it, was obviously a pagan fertility rite), and the other is a Communist celebration of the worker that is more like Labor Day, except that it tends to feature rather militaristic parades instead of barbecues and family reunions. To each his own! Speaking of barbecues (and, why not, military parades), May has the ever-popular Memorial Day, the unofficial beginning of summer, as well as Mother's Day. Could there be any more reasons to celebrate in May? Heck, yeah! Monthly Observances May is National Allergy / Asthma Awareness Month, although I believe I became aware of my allergies a little earlier this year, thanks. It is also the National Month for Arthritis, Barbecue, Bikes, Eggs, Foster Care, Good Car-Keeping (so keep your National Egg Month celebrations far away, please), Hamburgers, Hepatitis Awareness, Meditation, Mental Health, Military Appreciation, Moving, Osteoporosis Prevention, Physical Fitness and Sports, Physiotherapy, Preservation, Salad, Salsa, Smiles, Stroke Awareness, Revising Your Work Schedule, and Vinegar (good timing, with the salad and all, I must say). It's also National Photo Month, so make sure you take pictures of those nicely-kept cars and your favorite hamburgers. May is also International Audit Month (eek!), as well as the International Month for Business Image Improvement, Victorious Women (yay!) and Lyme Disease Awareness, so if you are being audited and you point out the weird, bullseye-shaped rash on your auditor's leg, she will be treated in time to become victorious over her Lyme Disease and will certainly give you a pass on the audit out of gratitude, thereby improving your business image. Snaps for Lyme Disease Awareness! Weirdest Holiday: I couldn't decide between National Two Different Colored Shoes Day (3rd) and Slugs Return from Capistrano Day (28th), although I am at no loss to determine which one would be easier to observe. May Traditions Flower: lily of the valley - humility, sweetness Birthstone: emerald - tranquility, luck in love Taurus's gem: emerald Zodiac sign: Taurus (1-21) and Gemini (22-31; see June for details). Taurus the Bull is an earth sign, as stable and immovable as the ground under your feet. Also immovable is the bull, who has a reputation for stubbornness. On the good side, that translates into stick-to-it-iveness, loyalty, and reliability, but Taureans may have a hard time adapting to change or seeing other points of view. Best friends: Virgo and Capricorn. Best love matches: Pisces, Scorpio and Cancer. Famous Birthdays: Bing Crosby (2nd), Audrey Hepburn (4th), Karl Marx (5th), Willie Mays (6th), Billy Joel (9th), Yogi Berra (11th), Stevie Wonder (13th), Liberace (16th), Pope John Paul II (18th), Cher (20th), Bob Dylan (24th), Miles Davis (25th), Vincent Price (27th), Gladys Knight (28th), John F. Kennedy (29th), Clint Eastwood (31st). Catholic Feast Days 1- St Brieuc, St Marculf, St Peregrine Laziosi, St Sigismund of Burgundy 2 -St Athanasius of Alexandria, Sts Exsuperius & Zoe, Ste Mafalda, St Wiborada 3- Our Lady of Czestochowa, St James the Less, St Philip 4 -St Florian, Ste Pelegia of Tarsus 5 -St Aventine, Ste Judith, St Hilary of Arles 6 -Ste Ava, St John Before the Latin Gate 7 -St Domitian, St John of Beverly 8 -St Victor Maurus, St Wiro 9- St Tudy, St Pachomius 10- St Cathal, St Job, Ste Solangia 11- St Gengulf, St Claudian Mamertus 12- St Dominic of the Causeway, St Francis Patrizzi, St Pancras 13- Ste Imelda, St Servais, the Blessed Dame Juliana of Norwich, Ste Rolanda 14- St Boniface of Tarsus, St Matthias, the Blessed Giles of Portugal 15- Ste Dymphna, Ste Hallvard, St Isidore the Farmer 16- St Brendan, St Honoratus, St John Nepomucen, St Simon Stock, St Ubald 17- St Madern, St Paschal Baylon 18- St Eric, St Theodotus, St Venantius 19- St Celestine V, St Dunstan, Ste Pudentiana, St Yves 20- St Bernardino of Siena, St Ethelbert 21- St Constantine the Great, St Eugene de Mazenod, St Godric 22- Ste Juliana of Corsica, Ste Rita of Cascia 23- St Didier, St William of Rochester 24- Our Lady, Help of Christians; Ste Sara; Ste Joanna 25- St Bede, St Urban I St Gregory VII, St Zenobius 26- Ste Mariana de Paredes y Flores, Ste Mary Magdalen dei Pazzi, St Philip Neri 27- St Augustine of Canterbury, the Blessed Bartholomea Bagnesi 28- St Bernard of Montjoux, St Germanus 29- Ste Bona 30- St Ferdinand III, Ste Joan of Arc, St Walstan 31-Our Lady of High Grace, Ste Petronilla The fun isn't confined to May! Check out these other months: January - http://bucketofuseful.blogspot.com/2017/01/your-january-birthday-january-holidays.html February - http://bucketofuseful.blogspot.com/2016/02/your-february-birthday-february.html March - http://bucketofuseful.blogspot.com/2016/03/your-march-birthday-march-holidays.html April - http://bucketofuseful.blogspot.com/2016/03/your-april-birthday-april-holidays.html June - http://bucketofuseful.blogspot.com/2017/05/your-june-birthday-holidays-traditions.html July - http://bucketofuseful.blogspot.com/2017/07/your-july-birthday-july-holidays.html August - http://bucketofuseful.blogspot.com/2016/07/your-august-birthday-august-holidays.html September - https://bucketofuseful.blogspot.com/2019/08/your-september-birthday-september.html October - http://bucketofuseful.blogspot.com/2016/09/your-october-birthday-october-holidays.html November - http://bucketofuseful.blogspot.com/2017/10/your-november-birthday-november.html December - http://bucketofuseful.blogspot.com/2016/12/your-december-birthday-december.html Image from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/en/apple-blossom-blossom-bloom-1125908/
Model your e-mail on the sample above. Use your own ideas and relevant information. This can be used as part of My Writing Book (cover uploaded elsewhere) or as a stand alone. Fully editable. To change clip art- ungroup first.There are 19 compositions in all. Bind in a spiral or use individually.Cover found here:https://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/creative_writing_my_writing_book_a1_level/creative-writing-my/27280 - ESL worksheets
Comprehensive list of synonyms for words used to describe someone s voice Modulated – Controlled and pleasant to listen to. Monotonous – Boring because it does not change in loudness or become higher or lower. Orotund – Loud and clear. Penetrating – So high or loud that it makes you uncomfortable. Plummy – This word […]
A blank novel outline template for use with Google Docs, Google Keep, and Scrivener. The One Page Novel is a simple, memorable structure for novelists.
Each week, I post a different writing prompt at writersdigest.com/prompts. And each week, a collection of lovely writers responds to them. Here were some of our best writing prompts of 2018.
A collection of writing prompts, dialogue prompts, character sheets and world building tips gathered by yours truly. Sometimes I may also write a story underneath as well, but the whole point of this book is to inspire you and break your writer's block. So please take a look and enjoy, and if you would like to submit a prompt/tip please sent it to me over Wattpad DM's, if I add it to the story I will include your @ underneath! Enjoy!
Fun and engaging ESL activities, games and worksheets in printable PDF format with full teacher's notes and answers for English teachers to use in class.
Today I wanted to share some of my writing rituals. The things that tell my brain that it’s time to be creative. It’s time to get in the flow. You could try some of these out for yourse…
Structure is a framework we have known since childhood fairytales - 'beginning - middle - end'. Here's why visual representations can help.
I am a writer. Now, you probably think that you understand what that sentence means. For goodness sake, it’s composed of four simple little words. How difficult could it possibly be? WRONG. If the word “simple” did happen to cross your mind, erase it. Wad it up and throw it in the trash. There is no such thing as “simple” when it comes to writing. I am a writer are four words that ought to be spoken with pride and heard with respect. To be a writer is to put life into ink and reality onto pages; to be the creator of a world. To be a writer is to be the bearer of a story. And that is something honorable. To the born writer, writing comes naturally; but that doesn’t mean it’s always easy. Sometimes, you hit a rough patch, and your characters clam up and ignore you. You reach a point where everything seems to come to a standstill, and you have no idea what to do next. This is what most people call Writer’s Block; something dreaded by all writers. This is where I’ve been for the last few months. And it stinks. After May 5th, writing suddenly became more difficult. I felt like my writing lost its life and had become boring and dry. I was daunted by the seemingly impossible task of conveying true emotion in these people I had created. How could these feelings be put into words? Stories continued bouncing around in my head. Characters begged to be brought to life. The urge to write never left me. But when I sat down at my computer and put my fingers to the keys, I had no idea where to begin. How to write what I saw in my mind. How to voice what I felt in my heart. Everything was bottled up inside me, but I didn’t know how to let it out. So I let myself stop writing. Which was a huge mistake. I never consciously decided to stop writing. In fact, I had no intention of stopping. But I let myself get discouraged because my work wasn’t what I thought it should be, so I didn’t put in the effort. I didn’t realize how far I’d fallen until a friend of mine brought it up. She encouraged me to keep writing, even if I didn’t think it was good. You can’t let yourself give up. I want to encourage you fellow writers out there. Even if you get discouraged, even if you think you’re no good, keep writing. You will never get better if you don’t try. If writing is in your blood, revel in it. Don’t deny who you are because you aren’t perfect. I am a writer. And I love it with a passion. Some encouragement for my writer friends... ~Riah
pressing their forehead into something cool or comfortable (this could be an array of things. the table, the floor, someones leather jacket, their water bottle, the countertop) warm to the touch, or…
Need your character to do something, but not sure what would motivate them to do it? This character motivation worksheet can help!
Free Novel Writing Worksheets (PDFs) The cornerstone of the Novel Factory software for writers is to handle useful information that authors might be collating in order to help them write their novel. This could be relating to plot, characters, locations and more. As well a offering a place to keep all that data, the Novel…
In this blog post, read about my best teaching strategies to teach writing narrative endings. Grab all the freebies to help you teach.
Third person limited point of view is useful for showing characters' limited or conflicting perspectives. Learn how to use this common POV effectively.
Create and write a fictional character sketch or profile: Characterization through names, body language, descriptions, roles, jobs, emotions, secrets, weaknesses and more.
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I used to be skeptical of writer's block. I didn't believe that there was such a thing. Now I suspect that it was because I was following some good habits.
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The trouble with identifying the Inciting Event is that the term is applied rather wildly to half a dozen different moments in the story. Which is right?
Using a story planner template is an effective way to ensure a positive short story writing experience for both new writers and established ones alike.
