Story Starters: Helping Children Write Like They've Never Written Before

Nurture your child's imagination and awaken the creative writer within! Featuring a teacher's guide and 19th-century black-and-white illustrations, Karen Andreola's charming book has all the right ingredients to inspire even the reluctant writer or the student who has experienced discouragement. Her story starters encourage children to write in ways they have never written before. This rich resource boasts over 65 "story-starters": A story starter suspends a student in the middle of a predicament. He is then faced with the question, What happens next? This is his cue to expand and embellish the story however he wants. He learns to write freely; with imagination and zest-and with far more boldness than he may be accustomed to. Thumb through the pages to choose whatever story catches your fancy. Karen has written a large selection to satisfy the varied interests of both boys and girls. Awaken the dormant writer in your child with this lively approach to creative writing and you will take part in what Karen calls the gentle art of learning. TM Story Starters is designed to: Replace dry, dull writing with exciting writing; Invoke sympathy for the characters and encourage writing with feeling; Expand a child s literary powers with the practice of narration; Develop a child s imagination with embellishment of story plots; Stimulate reasoning powers with opportunity for problem-solving; Reawaken and interest in language arts. Uphold Biblical virtues. Ages 8 to 18. 458 pages, softcover from Charlotte Mason Research.