TIPS AND TRICKS

To create hyperfiction that's fun and easy to use,

• Make sure readers have an easy way to start again or to explore another possibility by including at the bottom of each page a hyperlink that takes the reader back to the first page.
• Have students who are creating hyperfiction write out each possible turn of events -- perhaps sketch them out in a flow chart -- to make sure each plot twist is completely fleshed out and has a plausible ending.
• Encourage students to think outside the box, and consider linking to photos, video and audio files, and more. All those files can be inserted into a Word document.

Don't forget, hyperfiction isn't just for language arts teachers. Any file that can be inserted into a Word document, PowerPoint presentation, or Web page can be hyperlinked to a piece of fiction or non fiction, so art teachers, history teachers, science teachers, and others can take advantage of the strategies in this techtorial.

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