Imaginative Story Journal

Pages is such a wonderful tool for developing future authors. Connecting the reading unit with writing imaginative stories or traditional tales, lead to creation of this Pages writing journal centered around students writing an imaginative narrative.

Writing Process

Using the provided pages, students can work through the writing process and keep all their thoughts organized in one file. From planning to drafting to editing and revising it can all exist in one place. Bonus that the spell check and grammar features help student's edit along the way.

 

Screenshot of prewriting slide with guiding questions.
Prewriting template page with guiding questions.

Publishing

When ready, students select their narrative layout from the three templates provided in the file. Easily, they then copy and paste their writing into the template to speed up publishing with pre-formatted text boxes. Media place holder(s) are included to add graphics or visuals. Bonus - students can add their voices narrating the story.

 

Writing template with pre designed text boxes and one media placeholder
Final draft template with formatted text boxes and one media placeholder.
Sharing

Students (or teacher if preferred) can take their final drafts and drop them into a collaborative Pages file to make a class eBook. The eBook can then be shared with other students, classes and beyond.

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