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"Story Starters" for writing — how do you use it & honest opinions?

Name: Spreading the Feast Gathering
Start: 2025-07-11T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-07-12T23:59:59-05:00
Location: LaGrange, KY

Tagged: composition, creative writing, story starters

This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 10 years, 5 months ago by Paula Spicer.

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December 29, 2014 at 9:44 pm
Mysterious Lady in Pink
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I find myself considering Karen Andreola’s “Story Starters” book for my upper elementary kids to perhaps add some interest/spark in their writing. Has anyone here used it with some consistency? What are your thoughts on it? How have you used it as part of your other language arts / composition activities?
Is the style of writing for the “story starters” similar to the style of writing in her other books? And while I’ve looked at the reviews & samples I could find online for this book, none of the actual “starters” were included in those book previews.
December 30, 2014 at 9:33 am
Paula Spicer
Participant
PM me with your email address and I’ll send you a sample of a couple. I like them, DD 10 uses it once a week and doesn’t complain. It’s nice because they are completely different stories, nothing repetitive. I use it only to help her get a story going. I do not critique it or correct anything….yet. Later in the year, I will start going over grammar mistakes with her.
HTH, Paula
December 31, 2014 at 12:06 am
Mysterious Lady in Pink
Participant
Thank you, Paula! I appreciate hearing how you are using it, and that your 10yo is somewhat agreeable to it, as well as your offer. I wanted to PM you, but I can’t figure out how to do it on the new system. Do you know how?
December 31, 2014 at 8:24 am
Paula Spicer
Participant
I don’t think it is set up yet. Here is mine; 1979 spicer at gmail dot com