Creative Writing. KS2 - GCSE English. Objectives: to plan, structure and write a complete short story in easy to follow steps. A creative writing resource aimed primarily at 15+ pupils, but would also suit younger. It is very adaptable: in practice it has been found that pupils of widely-varying abilities will all enjoy and profit from this. The activity very loosely follows the story structures outlined by Vladimir Propp in his 1928 study on Russian folktales, but is much, much simpler. The plan takes pupils through the writing of a story step by step and there is also a sample story based on the structure. The sample story may be laminated and cut up and matched with laminated headings corresponding to each stage of the story development. There are also story ideas and some suggested first lines.