← Project Studio
EnglishYears 7, 8, 9About 7 sessions (estimate, no timer)A parent checks the finished piece
The Story Studio: From Idea to Finished Fiction
Fantasy, mystery, comedy or real life — build a world, try two openings and finish a story you're proud of.
What you'll make
A setting and character plan, two openings, a complete short story written in sections, and an author's note on your revisions.
What you'll learn
- Viewpoint and pacing
- Dialogue punctuation
- Sentence control and paragraphing
- Revising your own draft
You'll need
Paper or the on-screen boxes
Curriculum links
- Write accurately, fluently, effectively and at length for pleasure and information, including well-structured formal expository and narrative essays
- Amend the vocabulary, grammar and structure of their writing to improve its coherence and overall effectiveness
- Plan, draft, edit and proof-read, considering how their writing reflects the audiences and purposes for which it was intended
- Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation
- Draw on new vocabulary and grammatical constructions from their reading and listening, and use these consciously in their writing and speech
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