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Now With Pictures! (I Love Writing)
On Monday, I shared my love of both teaching and writing creative writing, and offered you a tip to help your child combine photographs from a day out into an exciting story. I now add to this three super happy, super important gifts: the photographs! As I near completion of the 11plus Creative Writing Fiction…
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I Love Creative Writing!
Hello, Halloween parent. One of the reasons I love teaching creative writing so much is that I enjoy writing so much myself. I thought I’d share exciting news that the fiction models guide is close to finishing; I’ve just finished a story about cakes, and am now starting a story about a screaming tree and…
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VVV: Very Varied Vocabulary Episode 2: 7 Tips to Help Your Child Grow and Embed a Gargantuan 11Plus Vocabulary! (Preview from the coming podcast season)
Hello! We’re back with Podcast Preview 2, in a season dedicated to the 11plus superhero skill of vocabulary. In our last podcast, we learned why it was vital your child develops a sparkling repertoire of words as they approach the 11plus. Today, I’d like to share 7 ways to kickstart and augment your child’s 11plus…
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VVV: Very Varied Vocabulary: A Superhero of the 11 Plus. (Preview from the coming podcast season)
Hello! Good to speak to you again. Did you know you’ll soon be able to enjoy 11plushappy as a podcast? (Season 1 is curiously called season 2 – you’ll have to listen to find out why) Season 2 will be dedicated to one of the major superheroes of happy 11plus learning – vocabulary. Over 10…
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Sneak Peak Week Day 5: Step Inside My Non-Fiction Creative Writing Book (Happy Half-term Catch Up)
Hello! Day 5! All this half-term holiday week, I’ve been re-sharing a 5-day close-up look through an eleven-plus exam-winning model of a persuasive letter, taken from this lovely, sensational book of non-fiction creative writing models. The aim is to give you immediate steps to improve your child’s writing this week! This is our final day…
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Sneak Peak Week Day 3: Step Inside My Non-Fiction Creative Writing Book (Half-term Happy Catch up!)
Hello! All this week, Monday-Friday, I’m reposting fantastically helpful extracts from an eleven-plus exam-winning model of a persuasive letter, taken from my sensational book of non-fiction creative writing models. The aim? Let’s improve your child’s writing THIS WEEK! Welcome to Wednesday. On Monday, we looked at the opening of the letter and the question prompt. On…
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Sneak Peak Week Day 2: Step Inside My Non-Fiction Creative Writing Book (Half-term Happy Catch up!)
Hello! All this week, Monday-Friday, I’m reposting fantastically extracts of an eleven-plus exam-winning model of a persuasive letter, taken from my sensational book of non-fiction creative writing models. One aim – to improve your child’s writing THIS WEEK.. Yesterday, we looked at the opening of the letter and the question prompt. Today, we’ll explore in fully…
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It’s Sneak Peak Week: Step Inside My Non-Fiction Creative Writing Book (Half-Term Happy)
Hello! All this week, Monday-Friday, I’m reposting fantastically extracts of an eleven-plus exam-winning model of a persuasive letter, taken from my sensational book of non-fiction creative writing models. One aim – to improve your child’s writing THIS WEEK. Today, we’re going to look at: Let’s start learning, let’s stay learning! Extract Question: Your favourite playing…
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It’s Sneak Peak Week: Step Inside My Non-Fiction Creative Writing Book – Weekend catch-up!
Half term starts here! I’m inviting you to catch up with this week’s 5-day, fantastically happy chance to see extracts of an eleven-plus exam-winning model of a persuasive letter, taken from my sensational book of non-fiction creative writing models. Below you can find the rewind to Monday’s opening post. You can then follow the other…