Activities for Writing Sci-Fi Stories for Ages 7-9: Fiction for Ages 7-9 (Writing Guides) (Paperback)

A series of books of ready-made photocopiable activities plus teacher quidance that help teachers to do shared and guided writing with whole class and groups. Each book covers one specific writing type and aims to improve teacher confidence and knowledge about shared and guided writing, plus give them the teaching resource they need to improve practice *clarity of teacher support *self-contained package with lesson plans plus photocopiable resources The activities in SCIENCE FICTION (7-9 yrs) enable children to: *write stories about imagined worlds *work collaboratively *devlop understanding of science fiction writing *write chapters *develop planning skills for writing *make editorial choices *create settings using adjectives and figurative language

Guy Merchant is Senior Lecturer, School of Education, Sheffield Hallam University. Previous publications include: 'Using Picture Books' (David Fulton); 'Literacy Centre: Orange Fiction: Traditional Stories', 'Read & Respond: Handa's Surprise', and 'Read & Respond: The Snow Maze' (Scholastic).