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Danse Macabre Writing Ideas

Danse Macabre Writing Ideas

How honing your listening skills can benefit your writing. Writing is more than just what we see, but we often ignore our other senses because we default to our most dominant sense. Now, that’s not true for everyone, but it includes the majority of us. At...
Story planning – Brainstorm a sandstorm!

Story planning – Brainstorm a sandstorm!

I recently worked with some Year Six children on story planning and writing, under timed conditions. We had 45 minutes, 15 of which were for story planning and the remaining 30 minutes for writing the story. This was the brief: You are lost in a desert and get caught...