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TEACHERS

Have you thought about having a Tea Party at your school? No? How about a visit from an author who collects teapots and lots of weird ideas for stories? Find out all about writing and its secrets from one of the 'Author Visit' selections below;

1. Delve into the Seven Secrets of Spectacular Story Writing - What will be pulled out of the ‘Secrets Box’? How can your students become successful writers of spectacular stories? This 45 minute presentation for years 3-6 will show them how.

2. Mysterious Mumblings of a Mad Author - Mysteries are fun to create, but what makes a good mystery? Find what is hidden in the Janette’s teapots and how a mystery comes together. A puzzling 45 minute presentation for years 3-6.

3. ‘Unblocked’- a one hour Creative Writing Class for years 5-6. Investigate Ideas, Observations, Characters, Emotions and the Five Senses and how they help to get a writer writing!

4. Are you Mad Enough to be an Author? - What’s it like to be an Author? How did Janette get there? How do books go from ‘initial idea’ to ‘finished product’? These questions and many more will be answered in this 45 minute presentation to students in Years 3-6.

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