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? |
Resource 1: How stories are made into books