Developing Thinking Skills Through Creative Writing

<P><EM>Developing Thinking Skills Through Creative Writin Story Steps for 9-12 Year Olds</EM> is a practical and easy-to-use teacher resource helping children across a wide age and ability range to develop the skills necessary to write more effectively. Step-by-step instructions encourage children to tackle tasks of increasing difficulty while broadening their knowledge and experiences of fictional genres. </P><P>With chapters separated into distinct genres: ghost story, fantasy, science fiction, history, pirate story, thriller and Gothic horror, this book:</P><UL><P><LI>Offers a summary at the start of each chapter to help teachers select the relevant activities. </LI><P></P><P><LI>Covers multiple aspects of storytelling from narrative structure, plots, characters and settings to vocabulary, word choice, sentence structure and punctuation.</LI><P></P><P><LI>Provides a cross referencing grid showing which aspects of writing appear in each chapter.</LI><P></P><P><LI>Includes guidance