Writing Workbook Age 9-11

Susan Elkin M.A. B.A. (Hons.) Cert. Ed. taught English for 36 years and was a member of the English department at Benenden from 1993 to 2004. She is now a full-time freelance writer, journalist and author of over 30 books including So You Really Want To Learn English books 1, 2 and 3 and English Year 9 published by Galore Park. Her e-book (Kindle 2103) Please Miss We're Boys describes - with humour - her first teaching job as a naïve young woman in an all boys' school in 1960s Deptford.

• 1: Building a character2: Writing dialogue in stories3: Writing an accurate description4: Constructing an argument5: Writing a play text6: Writing a ballad7: Writing a diary entry8: Writing a news report9: Writing a modern version of a fairy tale10: Writing a play text based on a novel11: Writing a news report on a school event12: Writing to persuade13: Writing a letter or email of invitation14: Writing instructions15: Writing a limerick16: Writing a book review17: Writing a haiku18: Writing a story in the first person19: Writing directions20: Writing a review of a performance21: Writing blank verse22: Writing a story in the third person23: Writing a letter or email to a newspaper24: Writing a story from a provided opening25: Writing a tribute