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Mini lessons

In addition to using resources from the Young Writers Program of NaNoWriMo, I have developed some lessons of my own to support my 8th grade students on their novel-writing journey.

Click below for resources for each lesson:
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  • Novel writing advice: ask the experts
  • Start with 6-Word Stories
  • Getting ideas: ask & suggest​
  • Creating juicy characters
  • 3 layers of a character
  • Plot your novel with the Hero's Journey
  • Settings
  • Fish-out-of-water conflicts
  • Writing effective dialogue (Note: this resource uses a scene from a novel that includes a shooting in an airport. Not intended for young audiences; may be disturbing for older students, too.)
  • The box castle: Flexible seating and writer's block
  • Settings: houses and hamburgers
  • Holiday meals
  • Tips for writing a title (helpful for story ideas, not just titles)

Hello, high school teachers!
Check out these mini-lessons from Sean Krazit, high school teacher in California who has his 9th and 12th grade students write novels with NaNoWriMo. 
  • Premise Practice
  • Memory Moments/Flashbacks
  • Sense Details​​

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  • About Laura
  • Just the FAQs
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  • Issues to consider
  • Publishing
  • Beyond NaNo
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  • Contact