Jeff Kinney, author and illustrator of the “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” series discusses his writing process and how he creates characters. This video is part of the NBC News Learn original series “Writers Speak to Kids.”

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In this interactive lesson, students learn the basics of how stories are structured, gain vocabulary about storytelling elements, and explore how the arts, specifically drawing, can be a valuable way for students to tell stories. By the end of the lesson, each student will have written a story with a clear setting, conflict, and resolution. […]