Arthur Writes a Story

Arthur, everyone’s favorite aardvark, knows exactly what he wants to write about for Mr. Ratburn’s creative writing assignment. Wanting it to be meaningful, Arthur chooses to discuss how he got his puppy pal. He begins to feel self-conscience about his story and adds elements that morph it into a completely different tale. After dancing and singing his revised assignment to the class, they all realize his original story was best. This book teaches children to be creative, but also staying true to one’s self.
This book evoked genuine nostalgia for me. I have such warm memories of watching Arthur when I was a kid and can probably still recite the theme song! I know most of the episodes I watched as a child had a lesson to it, no show more matter how big or small. “Arthur Writes a Story” is no different. Although he is only writing an essay, the idea of following your own path can apply to life as well.
This book would be great for students who are struggling with confidence in their writing and ideas. show less

This book was a great read that I really enjoyed. The language was clear and well-written, the characters were very well-developed, and the story was very realistic. The language was simple but very clear, easy, and fun to read. The characters were clearly well-developed since it is part of a series. Arthur was clearly a good student and we learned a lot about his character and all of his friends. This story focused on Arthur needing to write a story for class and his struggles writing this story and keeping it realistic. This would be great for students because they could relate to Arthur and understand his struggles. The story wasn't the most interesting story in the world, but would definitely be good for students. I enjoyed reading it.

Arthur is assigned to write a story. It should have a beginning, a middle, and an end; it should use details; and it should be creative. Arthur writes a pretty good draft right off the bat - about how he got his dog, Pal - but criticism from various audiences convinces him to rewrite it more and more wildly. In the end, it's the original (true) story that his classmates and teacher want.

I liked this book because the characters provide realistic perspectives to the problem in the story. I also enjoyed the illustrations because it brought the book to life. The plot of the story was organized and well-paced.

Arthur, the main character in the story, is having trouble developing his writing assignment that asks him to create a story regarding something that is important to him. He asks all his friends for advice on writing a good story. The plot is well-paced because you see Arthur throughout the book change his story as he asks different people for their opinions and does not realize until the very end that his original story was better than the story he created using all the different pieces of advice his friends have him. show more The different characters provide realistic perspectives on the advice they give Arthur depending on their personality. For example, his friend the Brain is the most studious in the group. He suggests that “A good story should be well researched”. His other friend Francine is the jokester in the group. She suggests that he “put jokes in [his] story. The illustrations take up the whole page throughout the book, even if there is only one sentence of text. They bring the story to life because you can see Arthur take different modes of transportation throughout the book, like a bike or the bus, to get to his friends so he can ask for advice.

The big message of the story is to always keep in mind what is important to you. If Arthur would have remembered the prompt and not worry so much about everyone else’s opinion on a good story, he would have realized how awesome his original story was after all. Sometimes listening to others advice is okay but following what your heart is truly asking you to do is the better route. show less

Arthur's class is given an assignment in which they must write a story and then present it to the class. Immediately, Arthur knows what he wants to write about. But, D.W. tells him his story is "boring," so he decides to make some changes. As he talks with his friends and hears what they are writing about, he continues to change his assignment... and man, is it one bizarre story! He nervously waits to present his assignment and when he does... no one likes it! He explains the content of his original story and it turns out that the class liked the first story he wrote the best!

This book is a good example of how we need to be true to ourselves!

Arthur is given a writing assignment from his teacher, Mr. Ratburn. Arthur writes his story about how he got his dog but after D.W. tells him his story is boring and hearing his friend’s stories he felt his wasn’t cool enough. He then feels pressured to make up a new exciting story. When Arthur reads his story to his class it is so crazy it does not make sense. Arthur then decides to tell his teacher and the class his first story and they love it! This story shows the importance of writing your own story and what you love, not anyone else.

I have fond memories of the Arthur series books and cartoons. I think al students should get a chance to read Arthur books. This story is about Arthur having to write a story for a a class assignment but he is having a hard time. I think this is a good book to share because every student I think experience this in one way or another. This book shows that ideas can come from anywhere.