Over the last couple of weeks, the Year 4s have been lucky enough to participate in two writing workshops.

One with the very funny, very talented, author of books such as ‘Thai-reffic’ and ‘Super-Con-Nerd.’ The other was with writing guru Beth Cregan.

Both writers worked with the students to drill down into how you can create complex characters and create a backstory for them which will influence their actions and how they speak throughout your story.

This week in literacy, students are using what they have learnt to help them to create a backstory for a brand new character. Have a look below at what they have come up with:

Year 4, what type of writing do you most enjoy doing and why?