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The Ideas Factory Book 3

Bring out the creative writer in every student with The Ideas Factory. Its inspirational activities and resources make it a practical one-stop-shop for developing creative writing and critical thinking. This easy-to-use series is highly versatile. Activities can be done in sequence, as a programme, or individually; or allow a focus on a specific area such as characterisation or plot.

Ages: 5-9 | Pages: 56 | Code: 0342 | ISBN: 9781877440410

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Anna Kaye Forsyth

Anna Kaye Forsyth (BMusEd) is a freelance writer and editor specialising in educational resources and the arts. She has worked in several primary schools where she developed a love for using creative thinking to stimulate learning. As a musician and poet herself, Anna is intrigued by the creative process, and helping others to think outside the square.

Contents

Introduction 4
Section One: Character crank 5
Personality cards5
Job cards7
"Who am I?" cards8
Character file9
Clothes and extras cards11
Parts of the face cards14
Ways to create names16
Interview questions17
Section Two: Getting the settings 18
Setting cards18
Sense cards20
Map starters22
Prop cards24
Story plan26
Building cards27
Stuff and places28
Setting questions30
Section Three: Plumbing the plot 31
Springboard cards31
Story event cards33
Problem cards34
Story question cards35
Timeline36
Time words37
Clues39
Story event helpers40
Section Four: Type tap 41
Some story types41
Some character types42
Space (science fiction) words44
Adventure words45
Fairy tale words46
History words47
Section Five: Greasing the engine (extra support)48
Describing words48
Feelings dice50
Picture cards51
Fill-in-the-story cards53
Writing wheel56