A short story is a great way to try your hand at creative writing. These steps will help you to write a short story that expresses your unique point of view.

What is a short story? and What do we need to write one?. These are some of the questions Mr. P. will answer regarding short stories. He will first start the lesson by introducing the elements of a short story. Then, he will focus on...

Pupil outcome: I can explain what happens in ‘Propping Up The Line’, including commenting on some of the choices Beck made. Key learning points: - ‘Propping Up The Line’ is a short story by Ian Beck written using a third person narrative...

Pupil outcome: I can use a convincing voice in my narrative writing. Key learning points: - We do not have to get to the resolution of a plot in a short story. - We can manipulate time in our narrative to give it an interesting...

Mr. Griot explains how to write a short story and include all of the narrative elements, like setting, character, plot, conflict, climax, and resolution.

Pupil outcome: I can write a persuasive speech about my new word. Key learning points: - Rhetorical questions, anecdotes and direct address are a great way to ‘hook’ your audience at the start of a speech. - The content of a speech needs...

Pupil outcome: I can plan an interesting narrative. Key learning points: - When writing a short story, we can condense the traditional narrative arc. - We need to craft for a believable unfolding of events for a short story. - In short...

In Dominique Gonzales-Foerster's 2009 installation for Tate Moderns Turbine Hall - 'TH.2058' - the artist imagined Tate Modern 50 years hence. Part of the Unilever Series. Tate launched a competition, inviting people to respond to her...

Mr. Griot writes the final draft of a short story.

Today you learn about 3 strategies that will turn you into a high-scoring IELTS writer!



Students often ask, “How do I improve my

writing?”

Or, also often, IELTS teachers hear, “How do I come up...

Bessy Reyna is the author of two bilingual books of poetry, The Battlefield of Your Body (Hill-Stead Museum, 2005) and Memoirs of the Unfaithful Lover/ Memorias de la amante infiel (tunAstral, A.C., 2010, Toluca Mexico). A chapbook of...

This video discusses the importance of literature for children and explores different types of books available to them, such as picture books and lullaby books. It emphasizes the power of reading to transport us to different worlds and...

Which sentence is better? My dog swims. OR Every Saturday, my dog swims in the lake at In this video, students learn how to transform a simple sentence into an expanded one. Using questions, like "when, where, and why", help us to add...

Pupil outcome: I can explore how Ian Beck and Wilfred Owen use sentence structure to give their writing rhythm and, inspired by them, craft a creative paragraph with engaging rhythm. Key learning points: - Writers spend time crafting the...

Building tension is a very important skill in writing. In this lesson, we’ll explore five techniques, plus some other tips and tricks you can use to help build tension in your stories. Building Tension Techniques - Tease with clues - Use...

The term Kafkaesque has entered the vernacular to describe unnecessarily complicated and frustrating experiences, especially with bureaucracy. But does standing in a long line to fill out confusing paperwork really capture the richness...

Julia Prendergast’s novel, The Earth Does Not Get Fat was published in 2018 (UWA Publishing: Australia). Her short stories feature in the current edition of Australian Short Stories. Other stories have been recognised and published:...

Most people are surprised to learn that a 1927 shorty story that seems to be about nothing is actually about abortion. Hemingway uses clever symbolism, subtext, and character in order to write a surprisingly modern story of longing and...

In a time when Chinese immigrants in America faced discrimination in all walks of life – simply because of their race – author Edith Maude Eaton channeled the power of the pen to help make positive change.

You need social skills to have a conversation in real life -- but they're quite different from the skills you need to write good dialogue. Educator Nadia Kalman suggests a few "anti-social skills," like eavesdropping and muttering to...

Arcane books of forbidden lore, disturbing secrets in the family bloodline, and terrors so unspeakable the very thought of them might drive you mad. These have become standard elements in modern horror stories. But they were largely...

No Breathing In Class Read by Michael Rosen fro The Hypnotiser You can browse and buy Michael Rosen Books hereref='http://bit.ly/MichaelRosenBooks' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>here "I wrote a book of poems for children called 'The...

Laura Singing | POEM | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen From The Hypnotiser Published by Lions Poetry You can browse and buy Michael Rosen Books hereref='https://www.michaelrosen.co.uk/books/' target='_blank'...

A compendium of poems, random thoughts and jokest written and performed by Michael Rosen. This compilation includes: Deep Down George Far Away Box Headache I Think Logic Puzzle 1 Puzzle 2 Quite Please Spots in my eyes Telly The Toenail...