X-Treme Creative Writing Resources

This page contains a collection of resources to help you write creatively and are an ideal accompaniment to the book X-Treme Creative Writing.

Writing Stories (530KB PDF)
This is day 1 of a 2 day workshop on creative writing.
Writing Letters and Emails (384KB PDF)
This is day 1 of a workshop for secondary school children. (Day 2 is a less detailed version of writing stories.)

Narrative Outlining (Story Outline)

Story Outline Template (39KB PDF)
Story Outline Template for easy printing.
Story Outline Database (695KB zipped mbd)
Only recommended for students who have some familiarity with Microsoft Access.

Random Plot Generator

Mock Literature Exam (49KB PDF)
A simple Mock GCSE Literature Exam for: Romeo and Juliet, An Inspector Calls and Animal Farm.

Writing Stories Handout (63KB PDF)
A handout that explains the basics of writing a good story
Getting To Know You Survey (53KB PDF)
A simple survey to encourage students to get to know each other. Also useful for creative writing sessions.
Diary Example (52KB PDF)
An example of a diary with template to make diary writing easier.
Why Write Letters? (120KB PDF)
This handout encourages students to write letters with exercises explaining their relevance and topics that they can write about.
How To Answer a Text Based English Question (45KB PDF)
Students forget the procedure for answering Text based English GCSE questions. This simple handout gives a step-by-step approach to help students process questions in an effective manner.