Writing Story Starts From a Photograph

A great way to get children writing is to use a photograph.

Last week school sent my son a photo of a spooky looking house which we used as a stimulus for writing the start of a story. 

Features to think about for a story opening. 

  • Use of questions to hook reader in. 
  • Create intrigue with use of good adjectives, adverbs, similes, personification, metaphors. 
  • Use dialogue. 
  • Set the scene describing the setting or characters. 
  • Dive straight into the action
We created a helping hand for story starts. 

Use an atmospheric photograph as a stimulus. Could be a building, animal, countryside/city scene, holiday beach picture.

We'd love to see your writing. 

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