Learning emotional and social skills through story characters

Louise writes books that entertain, inform, extend, aid the acquisition of literacy skills and inspire. Her new series for girls does all of this whilst addressing current and critical themes such as bullying, self-esteem, trust, friendships, conflict resolution, assertiveness and more. Meet the author and find out how she comes up with her ideas and how she writes her stories. Discover how she develops memorable characters and examine together exactly what those characters can demonstrate and teach us about believing in you, bullying, conflict resolution and more.

Includes role-playing, activities, exercises in conflict resolution, dealing with being bullied and the importance of believing in you – all treated through character role-play.

Topics:

• Who am I?
• How do I write and create my stories?
• How do I come up with characters?
• From a flat character to dynamic characters who cope with tricky situations, hurt, rejections and more
• Treating issues and themes
• Conflict resolution, assertiveness, bullying, belief in self
• Can also include aspects of crafting a great adventure story