Funny Stories: Writing Stories

by Anita Ganeri

Overview

This book introduces readers to the entertaining world of writing funny stories and is a perfect resource for meeting Common Core State Standards in writing. Key features of the genre are explained and readers are guided through the process of writing their own story. Top tips are given covering planning, writing dialogue, developing characters, adding narrative plot twists, using descriptive language and more! Engaging photographs, eye-catching illustrations, and a wealth of ideas bring the genre to life. A funny story running throughout the book draws readers in, offers concrete examples of how the tips can be put into practice and will inspire readers to get writing their own funny stories.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781484653913
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	05/01/2019
Series:	Writing Stories
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	9 MB
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Anita Ganeri is an award-winning author of information books for children. Educated at Cambridge University, she has written more than 300 books, including the best-selling 'Horrible Geography' series (Scholastic Children's Books) which won a 2009 Blue Peter Book Award. She writes widely on animals and the natural world. A recent title for Raintree, A Day in the Life of Rainforest Animals: Capybara, has been shortlisted for a Maryland Blue Crab Award 2012. Anita lives in the north of England with her husband, children and assorted pets.

Table of Contents

Contents What is a story? 4 Writing a silly story 6 Ideas, ideas, ideas 8 What’s the plot? 10 In the beginning 12 Story setting 14 In the middle 16 Character building 18 Making a mind map 20 Using speech 22 Exciting writing 24 Happy ending 26 More top tips 28 Glossary 30 Find out more 31 Index 32

Editorial Reviews

The best part of these books is that as the story elements are being discussed there is an example of a story to show exactly how each feature is incorporated in the piece. A complete short story unfolds as the elements are presented. With teacher guidance, these books would be suitable for highly motivated middle elementary students as well as older elementary students who need assistance with their creative writing.

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