Check out these discussion starters with your students!
Video: Tips for Young Writers
Video: Where do your ideas come from?
Video: The Writing Process
Video: What Motivates You To Write?
Video: Are any Characters Based off People you Know?
Video: What makes a great book?
Book recommendations from Brandon Mull:
For middle grade readers:
The Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S. Lewis
The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
The Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan The 13th Reality series by James Dashner Holesby Louis Sachar The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Coraline by Neil Gaiman
For teen readers: Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Uglies by Scott Westerfeld Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld Sabriel by Garth Nix Eragon by Christopher Paolini