Every great picture packs an unforgettable story, but which one? With this adaptable Visual Story Starter Kit, your students can choose from 12 curated creative writing prompts. Each image is designed to inspire your students, and help them to write from the heart.
Includes
Teaching Guide
Printables
12 Curated images + story prompts
Story planner
Learning objectives
Writing
Generating ideas, planning and drafting
Developing viewpoint, voice and ideas
Writing narratives, considering how authors have developed characters and settings
Reading
Understanding the author’s craft: story shape
Differentiation opportunities
Ask students to find an image they want to write a story about.
With the flexible Story Starter Kit you can create your activities. It’s easy to add your own visual prompts to this resource. All my students enjoy this activity. It helps them generate ideas and practice creating characters and settings.
Please contact Claire Vorster for free resources, or with other questions. Many thanks!
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