Story Starters

About this curriculum

This book is out of print and no longer available. Expand your child’s literary powers with the practice of creative narration. Here is your child’s opportunity to rescue those in danger, comfort the sick, cheer the lonely, laugh with the ridiculous, tame the wild, and do battle for good. A story starter suspends a student in the middle of a predicament. He is then faced with the question, “What happens next?” This is his cue to expand and embellish the story however he wishes. He learns to write freely, with imagination and zest. The action-packed stories are especially appealing to boys. To spark even more curiosity, each story is illustrated with engaging 19th century pictures. from the Author “I’d like my child to do more writing.” “I have a difficult time getting two sentences out of him.” “I’d like my student to have a greater range of writing experience.” Perhaps one of these mirrors your personal experience and that’s why this book has caught your eye. Parents have asked me, “How do I get my child to write?” “With narration,” I reply. Then, I briefly explain the method of narration…