Author In Your Classroom

Robin Stevens – best known for her brilliant Murder Most Unladylike series of books, in which two young girls form a detective agency and solve a succession of grisly crimes – joins presenter Helen Mulley to talk about how to plan plots, edit your own writing and deal with those times when the words just won’t come! 
Don’t forget to download your free resources pack for this episode at bit.ly/AIYCRobinresources, including a teaching guide, PowerPoint, book extracts and planning sheets, all from from Plazoom – where we are passionate about making great literacy lessons easy!
Murder Most Unladylike is suitable for readers aged 9–12, and the resources pack based around this episode has been designed to be used primarily with Years 5 and 6 or equivalent. Download the pack, for free, at bit.ly/AIYCRobinresources – whether you’re a teacher, a parent, or anyone who cares about inspiring the magic of writing in young people! 
This episode is divided into three sections, which can be listened to in one go, as a sequence spread over several days, or in isolation. If you only have time to listen to one, we recommend section 2, which includes the author reading from their own work. 
Section 1 starts at 00:00
Section 2 starts at 16:03
Section 3 starts at 25:17
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Welcome to the podcast for teachers where we speak to the writers your children love, about everything that goes into the stories they make happen. From why one word is better than another, to creating characters and planning plots, we ask the questions that will unlock the secrets of really brilliant writing, so your pupils can add a touch of professionalism – and magic! – to their own work.
We know how much impact author visits can have in schools, and we also know just how hard it can be host them as often as teachers would like, so our aim with this podcast is to bring amazing children’s writers into your classroom at a time that suits you, for no cost whatsoever, and all supported by free resources on plazoom.com! Most of all, it’s a celebration of wonderful books, unforgettable characters, and the kinds of stories that can stay with readers for a lifetime!
We want to reach as many classrooms as possible, so please do spread the word; to subscribe to the podcast completely free, search for 'Author in Your Classroom', from Plazoom, wherever you get your podcasts!