Story writing

[HeyMicky]

I've seen previously on this board a recommended programme for improving story writing. Deals with structure, descriptions, speech etc. Can anyone suggest what it might have been? Suitable for year 3/4 to do at home

I don't know what the recommended programme was, but this book is fab for encouraging storywriting. www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/qs_product_tbp?productId=271355&storeId=10001&catalogId=10051&langId=100

Hth

Our school use the Pie Corbett Talk for Writing method, starts with retelling a story, then retelling and changing details, until they can tell an independent story. Might be worth a google as I don't know if it can be done at home as well as at school.

I don't know any specific methods, but as a TA, when working with very reluctant, less able Yr2 boys, I would get them to DICTATE their story to me, and (as I am a touch typist) I would type it up on the computer. This would encourage their ideas to flow, once they were relieved of the chore to handwriting.

If you have a tape recorder, or phone that will serve for recording, it might be worth a child dictating their ideas, perhaps reviewing and improving it, before writing or typing it.

He might enjoy www.triptico.co.uk/media/temp/slowWriting.html

If you have an ipad

Puppet Pals
itunes.apple.com/us/app/puppet-pals-hd/id342076546?mt=8
Create your own unique stories with animation and audio. Pick your actors and backdrops and make a story!

Story Wheel
itunes.apple.com/us/app/story-wheel/id437068725?mt=8
Let your imagination run wild – create your own unique story with Story Wheel!

Story Dice
itunes.apple.com/us/app/story-dice/id525351988?mt=8
A creative tool to prompt ideas for plot, character and setting. This idea generator can be used effectively for both written and oral storytelling.

Toontastic
itunes.apple.com/us/app/toontastic/id404693282?mt=8
Toontastic is a creative storytelling app that enables kids to draw, animate, and share their own cartoons.

Mad Libs
itunes.apple.com/au/app/mad-libs/id326885152?mt=8
Fill in the blanks to make a silly story!

Story Ideas
itunes.apple.com/gb/app/story-ideas/id488729610?mt=8
Introducing the first Pie Corbett app, designed as a toolkit for developing writing, interactive skeletons and mind maps to help plan writing exercises.

Unfortunately Story Ideas only seems available in the states - or at least that's what my iTunes just gave as a reason for not opening your link mrz.

Strange mine is happy to open them

itunes.apple.com/gb/book/igniting-writing-how-to-write/id828454927?mt=13