Teaching at sentence level is essential to improve writing. Knowing this, I desperately searched for a book packed full of sentence models that I could use to inspire my students. On discovering that no such book existed, I spent the next year poring over hundreds and hundreds of books to tap into the magic formula of what makes a great sentence. I sorted all these fantastic sentence structures into the domains through which we write stories: action, setting, character, feelings, physical effects, thoughts, the senses, and dialogue.

This book contains hundreds of those sentence models. Each chapter also contains practical advice on effectively teaching the different aspects of story writing. The sentences can be used as creative writing exercises, inspiration for your exemplary text, or ideas for writing lessons. This book will reveal the magic formula behind great writing and give you a secret window into how this writing is created.

About the Author
Chris Youles is a classroom teacher with 18 years of experience. He has been an assistant head, an english lead, a writing moderator, and a specialist leader in education who worked with schools on improving their writing standards. Chris is also an experienced provider of professional development and workshops. In the past, he has written for Radio 4 and now spends his time starting but never finishing writing the great novel. Chris currently lives and works in Taiwan and divides his time evenly between blogging about writing and failing to go to the gym.


Book Information
ISBN 9781398340060
Author Christopher Youles
Format Paperback
Page Count 88
Imprint John Catt Educational Ltd
Publisher John Catt Educational Ltd
Weight(grams) 130g
Dimensions(mm) 208mm * 146mm * 8mm