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Antihero Poster
This free antihero poster can be used to generate class discussion or writing activities. Your students could make a similar antihero poster for a character they are studying.
You will find bundled creative writing lessons here to help students discover how a character’s flaws or mistakes can become the engine for an electrifying plot. Your students can learn to -
• Craft compelling, honest, potentially hilarious characters using techniques including psychology.
• Quickly set themselves up for a successful first draft.
• See that it’s good for a story when nothing goes according to plan.
• Add a rough edge to the over-perfect characters that can make a story too obvious.
• Use a secret weapon when they are looking for character inspiration.
Please contact Claire Vorster for free resources, or with other questions.
Writing Dialogue: Mini Activities_15 to 18 yrs
These mini creative writing activities help students to explore what informs and motivates their characters’ dialogue. Students will also learn how to punctuate and format correctly, before they start tearing their hair out!
You will find a fabulous bundle of creative writing lessons here. They apply secrets from master storytellers to build on existing skills, They will help your students create realistic dialogue that elevates and sharpens any story.
Please contact Claire Vorster for free resources, or with other questions.
Creative Writing Mini Activity - Hero or Antihero? 15 to 18 yrs
This creative writing activity will help students to discover how a character’s flaws or mistakes can become the engine for an electrifying plot.
You will find a fabulous bundle of creative writing lessons here. They apply secrets from master storytellers to build on existing skills, These lessons will help your students to create believable characters that inhabit confident and compelling narrative pieces.
Please contact Claire Vorster for free resources, or with other questions.
Realistic Characters and Emotion: Creative Writing Mini Activities_15 to 18 yrs
These mini creative writing activities will help students to add authentic details when constructing characters and emotions.
You will find a fabulous bundle of creative writing lessons here. They apply secrets from master storytellers to build on existing skills, These lessons will engage your students as they create compelling characters and emotions that elevate and sharpen any story.
Please contact Claire Vorster for free resources, or with other questions.
Realistic Characters and Emotion: Creative Writing Mini Activities_12 to 14 yrs
These mini creative writing activities will help students to add authentic details when constructing characters and emotions.
You will find a fabulous bundle of creative writing lessons here. They apply secrets from master storytellers to build on existing skills, These lessons will engage your students as they create compelling characters and emotions that elevate and sharpen any story.
Please contact Claire Vorster for free resources, or with other questions.
Realistic Fiction: Mini and Comprehensive Writing Activities_14 to 18 yrs
With the right plot, your students can write confident and realistic narrative pieces. Using these mini and comprehensive writing activities your students will discover techniques to help them write stronger, more authentic stories. They will learn to -
• Quickly set themselves up for a successful first draft.
• Find great stories in the places they may least expect them.
• Understand the importance of having a secret story that drives their characters.
• Create tension for the reader by escalating the stakes in their story.
Learning objectives
Reading
Understanding the author’s craft: story shape
Writing
Composition: generating ideas, planning and drafting
Composition: shaping and constructing language for expression and effect
Speaking and Listening
Developing active listening skills and strategies
Group discussion and interaction: Developing and adapting discussion skills and strategies
Please contact Claire Vorster for free resources, or other questions.
Opening Lines & Hooks: Creative Writing Mini Activities_11 to 14 yrs
These mini creative writing activities will help students to conquer their first line blues.
You will find a fabulous bundle of creative writing lessons here. They apply secrets from master storytellers to build on existing skills, These lessons will engage your students as they create compelling characters and emotions that elevate and sharpen any story.
Please contact Claire Vorster for free resources, or with other questions.
Opening Lines & Hooks: Creative Writing Mini Activities_15 to 18 yrs
These mini creative writing activities will help students to conquer their first line blues.
You will find a fabulous bundle of creative writing lessons here. They apply secrets from master storytellers to build on existing skills, These lessons will engage your students as they create compelling characters and emotions that elevate and sharpen any story.
Please contact Claire Vorster for free resources, or with other questions.
Writing Dialogue: Mini Activities_11 to 14 yrs
These mini creative writing activities help students to explore what informs and motivates their characters’ dialogue.
You will find a fabulous bundle of creative writing lessons here. They apply secrets from master storytellers to build on existing skills, They will help your students to create realistic dialogue that elevates and sharpens any story.
Please contact Claire Vorster for free resources, or with other questions.
Creative Writing Mini Activity - Hero or Antihero? 11 to 14 yrs
This creative writing activity will help students to discover how a character’s flaws or mistakes can become the engine for an electrifying plot.
You will find a fabulous bundle of creative writing lessons here. They apply secrets from master storytellers to build on existing skills, These lessons will help your students to create believable characters that inhabit confident and compelling narrative pieces.
Please contact Claire Vorster for free resources, or with other questions.
Effective Story Endings: Creative Writing Mini Activities_11 to 14 yrs
These mini creative writing activities will help students discover how to write effective story endings.
You will find a fabulous bundle of creative writing lessons here. They apply secrets from master storytellers to build on existing skills, These lessons will engage your students as they create compelling characters and emotions that elevate and sharpen any story.
Please contact Claire Vorster for free resources, or with other questions.
Editing and Proofing: Creative Writing Mini-Activities for 11 - 14 yrs
These mini creative writing activities help students to improve authentic details and take the pressure off when proofing and editing their stories.
You will find a fabulous bundle of creative writing lessons here. They apply secrets from master storytellers to build on existing skills, These lessons will help your students to create realistic settings that elevate and sharpen any story.
Please contact Claire Vorster for free resources, or with other questions.
List of Character Traits | Free
Looking for a list of character traits?
Writers can choose from a comprehensive list of character traits to bring their characters to life in their creative writing.
Readers can discover how to describe the characters they are reading about.
Your A-Z List of Character Traits comes from the £1 Super Story Starter Kit for any class. Ranging from Easy, through Medium to Advanced, you also get -
36 Character prompts
36 Setting prompts
36 Problem prompts
20 Narrative sentence prompts
3 Act Story Infographic
Story planning templates
£1 Super Story Starter Kit. One kit = super stories!!