Learning Network: Use These 18 Images to Inspire Your Own Short Story

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How do you find inspiration for what you write? Teachers, how do you lay the groundwork for young people to do creative writing? In a new resource, “[Use These 18 Images to Inspire Your Own Short Story](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhD-OZP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDgvMDYvbGVhcm5pbmcvdXNlLXRoZXNlLTE4LWltYWdlcy10by1pbnNwaXJlLXlvdXItb3duLXNob3J0LXN0b3J5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMDA4MDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjEwNTEmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM1NTI2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoANpleLV9JQDAFUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~),” we invite young people (and adults too!) to create their own short stories inspired by photographs and illustrations from our [Picture Prompts](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhD-OZP0TUaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY29sdW1uL2xlYXJuaW5nLXBpY3R1cmUtcHJvbXB0P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjAwODA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIxMDUxJm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNTUyNiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKADaZXi1fSUAwBVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) series. Think of this exercise a little bit like cooking with a recipe. We’ll give you options for your main ingredients: You’ll choose a main character, setting and conflict from the images we’ve rounded up. Then follow the steps to plan, write, revise and share your story. But, as with cooking, you don’t have to stick to the recipe exactly as it’s written. We encourage you to experiment with, build on and be inspired by our suggestions. We want you to use your own ideas, identity and imagination to come up with an original creative work. Sincerely, Nicole Daniels and Natalie Proulx, editors RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS [picture prompts Use These 18 Images to Inspire Your Own Short Story We provide the visual ingredients to get you started. Your job is to create an original story from these characters, settings and conflicts. 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