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Thinking about story themes

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Two teenage students sit for interview
Thinking about story themes

SUBJECTS:  English

YEARS:  7–8, 9–10


Noa and Francis are two young writers who've had their stories published.

Listen as they talk about the main ideas they chose to explore in their stories.

Find and watch the clips of Noa and Francis reading their pieces at the Melbourne Writers Festival. How did they build their stories around the themes they described?

Are you also interested in themes like acceptance and identity? Perhaps you could explore one of these ideas in your own writing.


Acknowledgements

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


Production Date: 29 Aug 2016


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