Lesson overview

Introduction
Story - Narrative
Middle years and up
drill and practice
style
voice
science fiction
sci fi
golden age positivity
1950s pulp
evoking wonder
adventure sci fi
worldbuilding
setting
lists
showing character emotion
character reactions
aliens
report style
presenting facts
passive voice
writing for children
writing for young readers
word choice
repetition
simplicity
Quick and fun. One picture, five exercises in different writing styles: golden age positivity, casual world-building, alien realism, sci-fi report (with bonus comedy), and for younger readers. Students are give a snippet and a worked example, and they write their own version. Who can do the best impression? Each exercise stands alone. Do one each day, or do them all in one go.