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Getting Started with Picture Books
Welcome
Welcome!
Meet Your Tutor (1:10)
Module 1: Overview of The Picture Book Genre
Introduction to Picture Books
Exercise – Classics and Favourites Reading List
Exercise – Research Contemporary Australian Picture Book Authors
Elements of a Picture Book
Making Picture Books is a Team Effort
Module 2: Generating Ideas
Sourcing Great Picture Book Ideas
Exercise – The A to Z of Picture Book Ideas
Exercise – Animal Story Ideas
Exercise – Contemporary News Story Ideas
Exercise – When I Was a Kid Story Ideas
Module 3: Characters & Problems
Character Introduction
Exercise – Human Characters
Exercise – Animal Characters
Exercise – Fantasy Creatures
Naming Characters
Exercise – Choosing Characters Names
Every Story Needs a Problem
Exercise – Creating Problems
Possible Picture Book Problems
Module 4: Planning & Writing
Picture Book Structures
The Narrative Structure
Exercise – A Narrative Picture Book Text
Literary Devices
Exercise – Literary Devices
Building to a Climax
Exercise – Creating a Climactic Point
The Blue Page
Exercise – Where is Your Blue Page?
A Note on Illustrations
Exercise – Adding Illustration Notes
Exercise – Shift Unnecessary Descriptions to the Illustration Notes
What next?
Exercise – Research Australian Illustrators
Final tips
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Course evaluation survey
Exercise – Where is Your Blue Page?
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