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? | |
| If objects (such as pebbles or paper) are needed for the game, have they been listed? |
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Resource 1: How stories are made into books
