Realistic Fiction Writing for Kids Episode 4: Writing a Draft
2 min2nd3rd4thReading & Writing (ELA)
Summary
Drafting the middle of a realistic fiction story, building the problem with events, dialogue, and details.
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Discussion questions
The draft builds the problem with events, dialogue, and details.
- How can events build up a story's problem?
- Why is dialogue helpful in a story?
- What details make a scene come alive?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: draft, dialogue, event
- Write a scene where your character faces the problem.
- Add one line of dialogue.