The Story of a Story
by Alex Miles
Description
The Story of a Story uses Alex’s new series Starring Olive Black as a framework to share the story of how books travel from concept to the bookshelf. Kids see real examples of idea generation, plotting, editing, illustrations and design and along the way learn how they can apply the principles of patience, perseverance and collaboration to their own writing.
Alex also draws on her experience from writing books in the Zac Power series, as well as her time as a storyliner on Neighbours. She’s flexible and will endeavor to accommodate specific requests, for example, author Q&A at the end of the session.
Idea for years 3-6
Alex also draws on her experience from writing books in the Zac Power series, as well as her time as a storyliner on Neighbours. She’s flexible and will endeavor to accommodate specific requests, for example, author Q&A at the end of the session.
Idea for years 3-6
Topics include:
- Idea generation
- Writing, drafting and editing
- Publication & what comes next
- Group Activities to generate story ideas
- Create class guidelines for workshopping
Details
Audience
Primary
Duration
50-60 minutes
Requirements
Alex will discuss technical requirements with you directly. However she usually brings her own Mac laptop and would require input to a data projector (HDMI lead for example), a whiteboard and for the class to have something to write with.