Explore-a-Story: Graphic Character Journal

A book journal geared to help kids from elementary age through high school explore the stories they are reading. Explore-a-Story lets kids delve deeply into the concept of character-exploring how characters act and feel, as well as their desires and obstacles. Drawing and analyzing characters helps bring stories to life.

Part literary analysis tool, part book journal, Explore-a-Story contains drawing pages with strategies to help kids create their own graphic versions of story characters.Tips and tricks throughout the journal aid kids in drawing, encouraging even the timid artist to recognize how drawing can enhance insight. Bits and pieces of writing help even the timid writer uncover each story's conflict and theme, putting their ideas on paper.

Explore-a-Story uses a multi-sensory approach to connect both language and art to language arts-enhancing kids' writing, drawing, and thinking skills!