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

Resource 3: Turning pupils’ stories into a ‘Big Book’