The Springville Junior High School creative writing class recently wrote children's stories. Students learned how to write to a specific audience, and in this case, it was children. Ms. Rachel Neeley, creative writing and English teacher at SHJS, said, “I am having students write children's book because it is fun and a good way to review all the elements of plot.”
Students first read different picture books and identified characteristics of the books. Students then had to write a proposal and plan their stories using all the elements of plot. Bailey Barlow, an eighth grader in creative writing, said she enjoyed writing about this because she could choose her own topic. Students were able to choose any topic for their story, as long as it is meant for children.