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Offers a writing workshop for grade school students. Way to introduce children to text structures; Ways to organize words; Examples of transitions.

Presents tips on helping students write interesting storylines. Suggestions from author Pam Munoz Ryan; Activity on sentence sequencing; How writers can elaborate on the main events that make up a plot of the story.

Suggests several activities to help elementary students create the settings and plots of their own stories. How to help the students recognize the importance of setting in stories; Exercises to help students focus on images; How to explore the contribution of time element in the students' writings.

Discusses the techniques that can help young writers in getting the attention of readers. Advice on building first paragraphs.

Presents ideas and classroom activities for motivating primary students' reading and writing skills. Setting up a publication center in the classroom; How to provide an audience for children's writings; Tips on how to introduce children to the idea of reading poetry aloud.

Presents several ideas from teachers on helping students share their works. Way to give students' writing a larger audience; Information on how children become literacy role models.

Presents information on several tips for teaching short story writing to school children. Information on the works of several United States authors; Tips for choosing the proper title of a story; How to create characters; Use of the five senses to describe the flow of the story.

Describes how teachers can guide students in writing autobiographies. Significance of reading several autobiographies; Prewriting activities to prepare students in writing their autbiographies; Details of the editing and revising stage.

Focuses on `Unfold a Story' board, an interactive class project designed for grades K-3 to engage students in creating collaborative stories while honing writing skills. Book-making process; Variations on the theme.