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Author Michael Morpurgo on how he writes his stories
Key Info
- Author Michael Morpurgo on how he writes his stories
- Duration: 06:20
- Before an audience of 400 young people, best-selling author Michael Morpurgo reveals some of the techniques that shape his writing. Michael explains the importance to him of writing in the first person, why it is vital to find a story's point of view and voice and why aspiring writers must talk their stories on to the page. He describes how he came to write the novels War Horse and Private Peaceful and reads from the latter, a powerful novel inspired by the execution for cowardice of more than 300 British soldiers during World War I. First broadcast in the Learning Zone on BBC2 in January 2012 as part of the programme How to write.
- Subject:
English
Topic:Writing: Narrative Fiction
- Keywords: Howtowrite, creative writing, Michael Morpurgo, War Horse, Private Peaceful, World War I, narrative fiction, historical fiction, writing techniques, writing skills
Ideas for use in class
- When discussing creative writing and narrative fiction. When discussing story telling. When discussing the works of Michael Morpurgo. When discussing the history of World War I.
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- Clip language : English
- Aspect ratio : 16x9
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