BusyTeacher contributor Haiden has shared a useful article on Story Writing Elements.
When it comes to teaching your students the elements of story writing, it’s easy to start piling too much on.
There are so many minute facets to the craft. From arcs, themes, subplots, dimensions, conflict to dialogue, world-building, and… But this blog post isn’t aimed at teaching high-school level story building.
It’s aimed to give you resources and practical tips and exercise for teaching the building blocks of storytelling.
Though this guide can be adapted for more advanced students, and we do have additional advanced-level resources and tips scattered throughout, we recommend a “layering” approach when teaching concepts like arcs, themes, and foreshadowing.
But – above all – we recommend starting with the bones of the project and layer pieces on one by one. And, of course, every good story needs a good idea first!