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Changing ideas and discovering themes in stories

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Changing ideas and discovering themes in stories

SUBJECTS:  English

YEARS:  F–2, 3–4


Have you ever started out with an idea for a story and later realised you wanted to change it?

You're not the only one! In fact, changing your mind is all part of the process of writing.

Listen as author Tony Wilson explains how the idea for his book 'The Cow Tripped over the Moon' changed over time.

What was his initial idea? And what did the theme of his book become?


Acknowledgements

With thanks to Melbourne Writers Festival and Centre for Youth Literature.



Production Date: 29 Aug 2016


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