Who didn't write essays at school? Everyone wrote, everyone remembers these insistent exclamations of the teacher: "We hand over the sheets!", "Five minutes before the end of the lesson!", "The call is coming soon!" And almost everyone hates the very word "composition".
Why is this happening?
It's all about the strict grades, the red ink, the teachers' comments and, of course, the time limit. Or even a dearly loved story is honored with a bunch of red marks and remarks from an evil teacher: it’s not right, it’s wrong, you can’t write like that.
What about essay writing now?
Now children write a lot of essays in almost every lesson. For example, on the topic "World around". A story about insects is often asked to write, and every schoolchild will have to face this.
If your child is suddenly asked to write a story about a ladybug or a description of a butterfly, then do not panic. In this article, you will find a short guide on how to writestories about insects for children. And not only about insects, because the tips given can be used for almost any essay or essay.
Six points of peace
In order to avoid any problems when writing essays, the child needs to explain the following things:
- He shouldn't be afraid to speak his mind. Even if it is different from what the teacher, classmates, best friend or parents think.
- You will love your child even if he flunked the essay and made a bunch of mistakes in every word. Yes, you will be upset by this, but your attitude towards him will not change.
- While explaining the task (whether it's a task to write a short story about insects, solve an example or just write something off the board), you need to listen carefully to the teacher, and not be distracted by friends, birds outside the window or the phone.
- Don't be afraid to ask questions and clarify incomprehensible details. It is better to find out more about the task than to do it wrong and then redo it.
- With any problem (it could be a rude, screaming teacher, a pen that ran out at the wrong time, or an annoying deskmate), your child can always turn to you. Also, in any case, he can try to explain why he refused to complete the task, did it poorly, or did it not as required.
- No need to rush when writing an essay, because the rush, oddly enough, only slows down the task. If the child does not have time to finish it, then he can always go to the teacher after the lesson and askfinish the story later. If this is not possible, then you can ask to finish at home or simply warn that you did not have time to complete the task.
By the way, almost all of the above points are tied to a conversation between a parent and a child. Remember that communication is the most important part of a happy family!
Insect Story: writing in class
So, if your child has properly understood what was written earlier, then he should not be nervous if he has to write an essay in class.
If the task was announced in advance, then you can prepare at home: pick up materials, view the necessary information about insects, roughly plan a future story, and so on.
You can also take an atlas or an encyclopedia dedicated to the topic of the essay with you to school. The colorful pictures will stimulate the child's imagination, and the information in the collection can help him write a good story about a ladybug, for example.
If the composition is announced suddenly, right during the lesson, then those six points of calmness should come to the rescue. After all, the child will simply try to diligently complete the task, and not worry about a bad mark or the corresponding reaction of the parents.
Insect story: writing at home
At home, of course, and the walls help. The advantage of writing stories at home lies in several factors:
- There is no pressure from the teacher.
- Large time frame.
- It is possible to get on the Internet or in an atlas to look at insects and correctly write a story about a butterfly, for example.
- Parents or older siblings can help.
- You can sit and think about the story as much as you like, bringing the composition to perfection.
The only downside to writing work at home is that you can relax and completely forget about the assignment. In order to avoid such unpleasant situations, you can either do your homework immediately upon arrival home, or set an alarm reminder. The child can also ask the parents to remind him of the task, which would be the best option.
A few tricks to help you write your paper
It is very important to decide how the future story should look like. An essay can be written in three ways:
In the form of a story-memories. In this case, the child must describe any incident that happened to him with the participation of an insect. For example, if a kid is writing a story about a ladybug, then mentioning how he discovered it in the winter in the apartment will do. What did she do and what did she look like? A story about a butterfly may contain a memory of a village or cottage, where there are many different bright beauties
- In the form of a reflection-description. Here the child will need to select a specific insect and simply describe it: what it looks like, where it lives, what it does, and so on. Also in such stories it is recommended to indicate personal opinion: "I like butterflies,because…" "I don't like spiders, because…" "I think centipedes are beautiful because…" etc.
- As a work of art. For example, a child chooses a butterfly and writes about how she walked, what happened to her during the walk and how she reacted to it. This method requires the greatest connection of the imagination, because, in fact, a real little fairy tale is being written. And such a work of art has two subspecies.
- Artistic fiction. Here butterflies can jump, ants fly, and insect dwellings are more like ordinary apartments. An example is the familiar fable "Dragonfly and Ant" - pure fiction. However, one should be careful with this kind of story, because it is unlikely that the teacher will appreciate the flight of the child's imagination when it was asked to write a short story describing one particular insect.
- Artistic play on the real. The meaning of such a story is that the properties and characteristics of a real insect are taken and carefully woven into the essay. A butterfly, for example, can show off its wings and talk about how it dreamed about them in those days when it was still a caterpillar. The same ant can modestly mention how he alone dragged a heavy leaf from a tree to his home, in an anthill. There are a lot of options for playing with the qualities of insects.
More ways to write
Third person. In such a story there are no "I", "we", "you",unless it's direct speech. Usually these are stories-descriptions without expressing one's own opinion. Example: "This is a beetle. The beetle is green and very large. It crawls along a branch and drags a leaf along with it."
First person story about insects: I am the author. This applies to writings-reflections, descriptions of cases from life or memoirs. It could also be the above story-description with a little addition: "It's a beautiful beetle. The beetle is green and very large. It crawls along a branch and drags a leaf along with it. I think it's very difficult for him."
First person: I am a bug. This paragraph applies to works of art. It can be an adventure story from the point of view of a butterfly, a description of yourself-beloved from a beetle, and so on.
As a conclusion
Writing a story is a creative process and should always be fun. In the event that this becomes a heavy duty and an unpleasant duty, according to the opinion of teachers and writers, the soul suffers.
It's not so important how good the story written by the child will be, because the main thing is what he felt during creation. And, if this process brought him pleasure, then with due diligence, the baby will someday be able to become an outstanding writer!
