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Tim Harris: Writing Workshops

Session Info:

Drawing on Tim’s 15 years as a primary teacher, his writing workshops can be tailored to suit the needs of a school. The workshops challenge and inspire young writers to find original ideas and improve the mechanics of their work. Each workshop is highly interactive and the students are presented with opportunities to practise and refine their writing.

Topics:
  • Finding an original idea
  • Planning
  • The importance of vocabulary
  • Paragraphing
  • Writing more complex sentences
  • Structuring dialogue
  • Being descriptive
  • Writing with purpose
  • Figurative language
  • Schools may also request a specific topic or focus