Resource 2: A checklist for pupils – to use when editing their work for a book
Pupil use
| Checklist for stories | ✔ |
|---|---|
| Does the story have a title? | |
| Will this title make readers interested in the story? | |
| Will readers be able to follow the sequence of events in the story (what happens first, what happens next...)? | |
| Have characters and places in the story been carefully described so that readers can picture them? | |
| Does the story come to a climax/conclusion? | |
| Checklist for poems or songs | ✔ |
| Does the poem or song have a title? | |
| Will this title make readers interested in the poem or song? | |
| Does the poem or song have a rhythm or rhyme (or both) that readers are likely to enjoy? | |
| Have the words been carefully chosen to describe people, animals, objects, actions or feelings? | |
| Checklist for games | ✔ |
| Does the game have a name? | |
| Are the instructions in the correct sequence? (first do this…) | |
| Are the instructions clear? |
Resource 1: How stories are made into books



