Chopper Rescue: Stories & activities for mentoring and guided writing

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