SEPTEMBER – SWAP A STORY
For the month of September we are going to take a slightly different approach to the physical swapping of stories and instead swap stories by swapping the author and writer of the story in a Junior School progressive story writing attempt.
Progressive Story Writing in the JS Library
As each class comes to the library for their library session, they will add to the story prompt (one line per class). We are going to add to the story starter the “Blue Monster Story Starter”.
This story will be available via a collaborative document (and on the JS Library OPAC home page) and via a hard copy.
More ideas for Progressive Story Writing
- Progressive Stories
- Skype with a class
- Random First Line Generator
- Scholastic Story Starters
- The Write Source
- Story Starters
- Narrative Writing Prompts
- Magic Pens
- Activity Village
OTHER IDEAS
Use a stimulus such as photos as a prompt to start the story
Art and Visualisation
see the iPad Art Room – Cathy Hunt
Monster Stories
The first monster story that comes to mind is the classic Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak.
- More Monster Books
- Search the OPAC using ADVANCED SEARCH
Use the following search
- KEYWORD monster
- TYPE picture book
APP SUGGESTION
There are many apps that allow to you create (and then swap stories). One of these is the Write About app.
More at
- Write About This http://www.writeaboutapp.com/
“Calendar concept © Jackie French. Calendar © ACLA”
http://www.childrenslaureate.org.au/events/
The Australian Children’s Laureate: enriching the lives of young Australians through the power of story.