This document provides guidance for developing a story plan in groups. It instructs writers to present their initial plan to their group for feedback on themes, characters, setting, plot, and style. Writers are then told to incorporate the group's feedback, which should comment on whether the plan is interesting and what aspects are positive or need improvement. The document outlines taking turns developing plans and receiving feedback in a workshop format.

1. SpotlightPresent your plan to your groupThemes; characters; setting; plot; style.2. Take feedback from your groupIs it interesting?What are the positive things about it?What needs to be improved?How?3. Improve your plan using group feedbackWrite (or type) something down!10 minutes each

2. Plan:EXCITEMENTTIME

3. Fizzling StartsI woke up that morning really nervous. Today was the day of the big disco competition. Sam and I had been practicing for months. This year we would do it. We would beat that Penelope and her partner once and for all. I leapt out of bed…

4. Sizzling StartsI opened the door to the disco and the must hit me like a blast. Lights flashed, people moved in a swirl of colour and suddenly it was hard to breathe. Nerves, I guess. It was the big dance competition tonight. Sam and I had been practising for months. This year we would do it. We would win. We must!‘Hi there.’ It was Penelope. Yeah, it would be. ‘Bet you think you’re going to win tonight.’

5. Group DiscussionHow can you create a hook?Action!SHOW don’t TELL what’s going onIntroduce something important about your characterIntroduce something important about your settingLeave the audience wanting to know more!

6. Silent WritingAction!SHOW don’t TELL what’s going onIntroduce something important about your characterIntroduce something important about your settingLeave the audience wanting to know more!

7. Group ReviewIs there action?How are they SHOWING the audience the action?What do you know about the main character?What do you know about the setting?Are you interested?Two goals for rewrite.

8. Silent Re-WritingFocus on your TWO GOALS

9. Group ReviewIs there action?How are they SHOWING the audience the action?What do you know about the main character?What do you know about the setting?Are you interested?Have they achieved their group goals?