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36 Basic Situations
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A student handout identifying the 36 dramatic situations. These situations were identified by the Italian dramatist Count Gozzi (1720-1806).
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7 Basic Plots
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A student handout which outlines the 7 basic plots identified by Christopher Booker in 2005.
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Activities, Gathering Ideas and Structure
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A .ppt presentation providing numerous tips on how to gather ideas and structure a story.
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Character Description Through an Object
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A student tutorial/worksheet to help students develop characters through objects. It consists of a brief story describing the contents of a rucksack and ends with a task based on the story .
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Character Emotions Through Dialogue
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A worksheet to help students describe emotions through dialogue, showing the reader rather than telling them how a character feels.
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Character Emotions Through Metaphor and other Figurative Language
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A worksheet containing exmples and activities of character emotions through metaphor and other figurative language.
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Character Profile
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A worksheet to help students develop characters and their back story. The worsheet consists of a number of questions and a timeline.
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Character and Narration
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A .ppt presentation which explains how to develop a character including 3 tasks for students to undertake.
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Characters - Everything Depends on Them
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A worksheet outlining the importance of characters to any story and an exercise for students to complete.
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Characters and Emotion
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Notes and activities which highlight frustration as being a key emotion for character development.
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Cinderella Plot Summary
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Teacher's notes to explain the summary of the plot to Cinderella.
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Creating Stories for Children 1
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A word document including teachers notes from the module "Creating Stories for Children". Students are asked to define the various forms of children's stories and to differentiate between age groups. The teacher's notes provide numerous definitions and examples and the materials are suitable for level 2 undergraduate students.
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Creating Stories for Children 2
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A word document from the module "Creating Stories for Children". Students are asked to categorise a number of children's stories and to differentiate between age groups.
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Creating Stories for Children 3
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A word document including teachers notes from the module "Creating Stories for Children". Students are taught how to generate ideas and critically analyse what type of stories publishers are looking for. The materials are suitable for level 2 undergraduate students.
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Creating Stories for Children 4
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A word document from the module "Creating Stories for Children". Students are taught how to plan their stories and create convincing plots. The materials are suitable for level 2 undergraduate students.
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Creating Stories for Children 5
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A word document including teachers notes from the module "Creating Stories for Children". Students are taught how to create characters and their nemesis. The materials are suitable for level 2 undergraduate students.
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Dialogue
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A .ppt presentation which explains the impotance of dialogue in a story. The presentation stresses the importance of showing rather than telling.
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Editing
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A .ppt presentation which explains the importance of editing in the writing process stressing the importance of rhythm, flow, clarity and conciseness.
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Exercise to Gather Story Ideas
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An exercise to gather story ideas based on brainstorming lists of associated words.
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Getting Started Spinning a Yarn
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A .ppt presentation which explains how to spin a yarn or tell a story stressing the importance of narration, description and dialogue.
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If you are Stuck for Ideas Exercise
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A worksheet to help students generate ideas for stories.
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Point of View
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A .ppt explaining the importance of the point of view a writer adopts when telling a story.
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Setting Scene and Description
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A .ppt presentation explaining how to set a scene and describe it in a short story.
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Short Story Workshop Coursework 1
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Short Story Workshop coursework 1. A short story and a commentary.
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Showing not Telling
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A .ppt presentation highlighting the importance of showing readers a story rather than telling them it.
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Time Shift: Rude Brittania
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A worksheet to accompany the TV programme 13/02/06.
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Using images for character profiles
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An exercise involving usingimages to create character profiles.
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