Teaching Resource: Character Development

This is the third set in a series of worksheets for beginning fiction writers. The series was inspired by the free Pixar storytelling course on Khan Academy. It’s suitable for students in middle grade and high school, and even beginning adult writers. If you’d like to know more about this teaching resource series, check outContinueContinue reading “Teaching Resource: Character Development”

Teaching Resource: Story Cast List

The Story Cast List worksheets are the second set in a series of resources for beginning fiction writers. The series was inspired by the free Pixar storytelling course on Khan Academy. If you’d like to know more about this series of teaching resources, check out the first post here. Developing a cast for a storyContinueContinue reading “Teaching Resource: Story Cast List”

Teaching Resource: Story Spine Worksheets

Starting a new story can be exciting and daunting. Lots of ideas swirling around, but capturing them and molding them into a finished story is tough. As both a writer and a homeschool mom with a student who cringes at the thought of writing—any writing—breaking the process up into smaller, guided chunks took us fromContinueContinue reading “Teaching Resource: Story Spine Worksheets”