EYW Testing Zone
The Writing Workshop: Getting Started slide shows provide an overview of basic writing concepts and story elements. They are works-in-progress, but we trust they are developed enough to give a good idea of their intent and direction.
The Writing Workshop: Focus on Dialogue slide show was created as a prototype, complete with a companion educator guide and supporting materials, to demonstrate the quality of the finished supporting materials that will be created for each slide show. The Writing Workshop: Focus slide shows will eventually include shows offering in-depth discussions of characterization; plot; setting, time, and place; descriptive writing, etc. Additional slide shows will demonstrate how these storytelling elements are equally important in fiction and nonfiction writing.
This section currently includes the following slide shows. Click on a slide show title or scroll down to see all the Writing Workshop resources.
- Getting Started: Power Words
- Getting Started: Show Don’t Tell
- Story Basics: What Is a Story?
- Writing Workshop Focus: Dialogue
Each slide show will be accompanied by an educator guide to ensure teachers are able to maximize the content with their students. You can check out these draft versions of each slide show by clicking the right arrow.
To view each slide show in its biggest size, first click the icon in the bottom-right corner to open the slide show in a new window. Then click Start Slide Show and use the arrow keys on your keyboard to advance the show.
Note: The time required to initially load each slide show will vary depending upon the speed of your computer. Older computers may require you to wait a few seconds for each slide show to load.
For detailed instructions on starting and viewing the slide shows, click here.
Getting Started: Power Words
Getting Started: Show Don’t Tell
Story Basics: What Is a Story?
Yo! Yes? by Chris Raschka on the Internet Archive
SAMPLE 1. Direct Link to the Online Book:
To view the interactive, page-turner version of Yo! Yes? by Chris Raschka on the Internet Archive, click here.
SAMPLE 2. Image from the book with a direct link:
