Writing Strands: Creating Fiction (Download)

This book is for students who have finished Writing Strands 7. Ideal for students interested in advanced work in creative writing, Creating Fiction teaches advanced methods of developing short stories and other creative works. Assignments are directed to the student. The book takes one full school year to complete.

Scope and Sequence:

1. Establishing Location for Narrative Voice
2. Further Work in Establishing Narrative Voice Position
3. Reader Identification with Character
4. Point of View
5. Truth in the Narrative Voice
6. Using Senses
7. Creating Dramatic Dialogue
8. Predicting Reader Reactions
9. Using Symbols
10. Identification and Symbolism in Flashback
11. Creating Mood
12. Satire
13. Learning Control of Tense Use
14. Speaking Patterns
15. Information Given in Description
16. Controlling Structure
17. Creating Characters