Chopper Rescue: Stories & activities for mentoring and guided writing
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Title: "Chopper Rescue: Stories & activities for mentoring & guided writing ISBN:978-1-921454-86-8 Editor & Contributor : Hazel Edwards Can be bought directly from Five Senses Publishing |
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Because they are brief, short stories are back in fashion. But writing well takes time and skill. Within this collection is a range of adventurous subjects, formats, lengths, styles and types of humour, which are great for modelling.
'Such a shortage of writing mentors, this book is an excellent substitute to recommend.' Rural teacher with gifted program.
"Good basis of a term's writing and reading.' ESL tutor
- Anthology of 13 very different stories
- Level: Years 4-8
- Writing Tips from the authors
- Stories chosen to demonstrate techniques such as viewpoint, graphics, fact, faction & fiction, period or future settings, dialogue and film adaptations.
- Each author tells 'Where did the idea come from?'
- Story snapshots for quick previews
- Author bios: Well known and new writers.
- Mentoring suggestions
- Further activities.
- Story features chart linking to National Assessment Program Guidelines
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