Story Starters

<p>Here are 58 engaging and detailed illustrations that will inspire students' creative writing.</p><p>The images vary in complexity so that students with a wide range of critical thinking and writing abilities may engage meaningfully with them.</p><p>These ready-to-use worksheets are ideal for both at-home and in-class use.</p><p>They can be used to augment any writing program or may be used as a meaningful filler activity when students have spare time.</p><p>The illustrations may be used to generate ideas for short stories poetry letter writing and much more! A student writing checklist included.</p><p>Each story starter worksheet includes an illustration and corresponding word list a blank line for the story's title and numbered blank lines for the story itself.</p><p>The word list includes keywords related to the illustration to help the students begin to think about their overall impression of the image.</p><p>The blank lines are numbered so that you may easily give students instructions on how long their creative writing piece should be.</p><p>Through the meaningful context of creative writing students will:</p><ul><li>Express their responses to a variety of illustrations using evidence from the images and their own knowledge and experience</li><li>Develop ability in creative independent thinking and ordering of ideas in a logical sequence</li><li>Communicate their ideas clearly and effectively</li><li>Communicate their ideas for specific purposes and to specific audiences</li><li>Apply previously learned basic skills of grammar spelling punctuation and conventions of style and form</li><li>Practice proofreading and editing skills</li></ul><p><br></p>