a writing tool/ Write Shop's Story Builders

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Earlier this year, I signed up for an e-newsletter from Write Shop

<http://www.writeshop.com/> and a few days ago, they sent all their

e-newsletter subscribers a free mini-story builder. I received this one

<http://www.writeshop.com/store/proddetail.php?prod=0026-christmas\> ,

with a link to a discount

<http://www.writeshop.com/blog/2008/12/05/30-off-new-christmas-storybuil\

ders/> for friends, if you are interested. You might want to sign up

for their newsletter.

Here's Write Shop's description of a Story Builder from their own blog:

" StoryBuilders are printable card decks that arm your kids with the

basic elements of a story—character, character trait, setting, and

plot. For children of all ages, these fun writing prompts provide

students with all the elements they need to create realistic stories or

funny, far-fetched tales. "

The Story Builder that I downloaded from that newsletter contains some

ideas for ways to use the cards in different ways/games and ideas for

just one student or for several at once. For a child with language

processing concerns or one who needs some support to move away from

memorized scripts toward new stories, new creations, these Story

Builders appear to be a great tool!

Hope this helps someone,

Penny