《Making Believe on Paper：Fiction Writing with Young Children (DeMille)》.pdf

Fiction Writing with Young Children HEINEMANN Portsmouth, NH Heinemann 361 Hanover Street Portsmouth, NH 03801–3912 Offices and agents throughout the world © 2008 by Ted DeMille All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages in a review. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data DeMille, Ted. Making believe on paper : fiction writing with young children / Ted DeMille—1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-325-01748-8 ISBN-10: 0-325-01748-4 1. Creative writing (Elementary education). 2. Fiction—Study and teaching (Elementary). I. Title. LB1576.D37 2008 372.623—dc22 2008028907 Editor: Harvey Daniels Production: Patricia Adams Typesetter : Pear Graphic Design Cover design: Lisa Fowler Manufacturing: Steve Bernier Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 12 11 10 09 08 VP 1 2 3 4 5 C O N T E N T S Foreword by Nancie AtwellMMix AcknowledgmentsMMxiii PrefaceMMxv c h a p t e r 1 Teaching Children to Write FictionMM1 c h a p t e r 2 Paving the Way with Reading Aloud, Storytelling, and Art InstructionMM16 c h a p t e r 3 Choosing and Using Mentor TextsMM40 c h a p t e r 4 Sophia and Avery Write Like Kevin HenkesMM59 c h a p t e r 5 Apprenticing with Arnold LobelMM93 c h a p t e r 6 Introducing Fairy TalesMM108 c h a p t e r 7 Helping Ella Write a Fairy TaleMM116 c h a p t e r 8 Max Writes a Sophisticated Fairy TaleMM128 Af