Having discussed the theory of how to write a good story as well as some of the crucial elements that a teacher needs to convey to students of creative writing, let’s now get down to the nitty gritty of actually teaching creative writing.

In this video Tony Wilson demonstrates a rather creative technique to help kids tap into the power of their imagination in order to start telling a creative story.

Props, Kids, Negotiations & Imagination

Points to Remember

• Use props to help kids answer the 5 questions - take a random object and ask the kids who this is, what are they doing, where are they, etc.?
• Have the kids negotiate with each other to choose the ‘best’ answer
• Give the kids choices to help them start using their imagination and come up with more descriptive answers
• Have the kids use three random, different props to tell the three parts of the story — one prop the beginning, the second the middle and the third the end
• Break this exercise up into multiple days - one day one prop, the next day another prop, each day stitching the story together with the various props
• Get the kids used to the idea of composing the story
• Teach them to use multiple adjectives to describe something and to use different adjectives each time
• Use a no violence rule — no one gets shot, no one dies, etc.

Visit Tony’s Websites

• www.tonywilsonstory.co.uk
• www.tonywilsonstoryteller.co.uk