Resource from Young Writers U.K.

1. Today we are going to:
• Learn about story writing
• Create a superhero
• Write our own short stories to enter into ‘Let’s Get
Writing Superhero Stories’

2. Who’s your favourite superhero?

3. Ideas to help you create your superhero

4. Setting Ideas
Where will your superhero save the day?

5. Beginning
How will you start your story?
• On a cold, dark night…
• Once upon a time…
• It all started when…
• The alarm clock was ringing…
• A long time ago…
• It was a normal day...

6. Planning Your Ideas
• Who is the baddy?
• What powers or gadgets does the baddy have?
• What does the baddy do (or about to do)?
• Who’s in danger?
These questions will help you with ideas for the middle
of your story.

7. • Was it all just a dream?
• Will things ever be the same again?
• Was the baddy ever seen again?
• Did they all live happily ever after?
• Or will your story end on an action-packed cliffhanger...?
How will your story end?

8. Superhero Sounds!
There are lots of action sounds to include in your superhero story...

9. Descriptions
Things To Think About…
Settings Characters Emotions Super Powers Gadgets

10. Now use your ideas to write your
own short superhero story ...