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Will the iPad Change the Way We Read?

The iPad. Will it change the way we read or will it be just another clumsy approach to the "interactive book" idea? Take a look at how Alice in Wonderland will be read on the iPad.

What do you think? Add your thoughts in the comments.

Listen to these STORIES

Download and add these stories to your iTunes Library.

Interrogate Your Main Character

Whether it's a short story or short film you're creating, you need to know a few things about your main character. Try this:

Download this Pages file and interrogate your main character.

Story Templates

Creating a story? Start with a CHARACTER. Give them a GOAL. Create a CONFLICT or a problem that gets in way the of the character reaching this goal. Make sure they STRUGGLE as they take a few different actions to overcome the CONFLICT. If you have all of these parts of a story, you need an ending or RESOLUTION. Does your CHARACTER solve the CONFLICT? Do they change or transform as a result? Do they view themselves or the world differently now?

Try one of these Story Templates to get started. They are Pages files. Download and open in Pages.

Stories Start Here

Got a Character? Let's Hold an Interrogation. With a partner or as a whole class, try this:

Questions to Ask

What does the character want to do or get? Goal?
Why does the character want it?
Why doesn't the character have it already?
What is the character willing to risk to get it?
What has happened in the past to make the character feel this way?
What is the character's personality?

Does your story have CHARACTERS, CONFLICT, STRUGGLE and a GOAL? (PDF)