Storycraft

Martin Griffin and Jon Mayhew's Storycraft: How to Teach Narrative Writing is an inspiring and practical resource designed to help secondary school teachers develop their students' creative writing.

This is not a style manual. Instead, Griffin and Mayhew focus on the craft of storytelling, breaking down the essential elements of narrative writing and providing practical activities that help students overcome the challenge of creating something from nothing.

Drawing on more than forty years of combined experience as fiction writers and English teachers, the authors offer expert guidance on idea generation, storytelling, and the creative process. Packed with ready-to-use writing prompts and classroom activities, the book provides resources that teachers can immediately adopt and adapt to suit their students.

Storycraft explores the core building blocks of effective narrative writing, including:
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Alongside these foundations, the book includes 51 engaging activities designed to help students write more frequently, think more creatively, and develop greater confidence as writers.

The authors also devote a chapter to the art of editing, offering practical techniques that help students identify weaknesses in their work and improve underdeveloped narratives. The book concludes with invaluable advice for GCSE creative writing, providing students with practical strategies to prepare confidently for narrative writing examinations.

Practical, accessible, and classroom-ready, Storycraft is an essential resource for English teachers working with students aged 11 to 18 who want to inspire more imaginative, confident, and accomplished young writers.