Hero or Antihero? Creative Writing Activities for 11 to 14 yrs

With the right tools, your students can write confident and compelling narrative pieces. These four comprehensive activities apply secrets from master storytellers to build on existing skills, Students will discover how a character’s flaws or mistakes can become the engine for an electrifying plot. Your students will learn to -

• Craft compelling, honest, potentially hilarious characters using various writing techniques.
• Quickly set themselves up for a successful first draft.
• See that it’s good for a story when nothing goes according to plan.

Resources included in this plan
Reading and Comprehension Activities
Mini and Comprehensive Writing Activities
Famous quotes for discussion
Story prompts
Story planner for students
Online resource links

Plus
Bonus Antihero poster

Activities
Speaking and listening, reading comprehension, planning, writing, reviewing.

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 with other questions.