Barfoot+and+Thompson+Writing+Competition


 * Barfoot and Thompson Writing Competition 2013 **
 * http://www.barfoot.co.nz/Info/News/Stories/2013-Young-Authors-Challenge.aspx **


 * Purpose: ** to write an entertaining narrative/story which also gets the reader thinking.
 * Audience: ** children

-audience hook and then keep audience guessing throughout the story. -use of repetition of main idea so the story flows.
 * When Planning: SHOW ME DON”T TELL ME **

-use of devices such as personification, alliteration, metaphor etc. -use of a rhetorical question to leave the reader wondering (particularly at the end) or have something new happen or someone new arrive……

-positive solution to problem. -moral (you don’t need to say, “And the moral of the story is…”).

-don’t explain everything -let the reader infer (read between the lines) -use strong verbs “let the verbs do the talking” -dialogue is not necessary -use short sentences for pace