Key stages 3 and 4, week 10
When we read, we infer… look for clues and make deductions about the characters and events. But can we think about ‘inference’ when we write?
Rather than straight-telling our reader about the characters and events in our writing, wouldn’t it be more efficient and exciting to hint and ‘imply’ something so our readers can then infer? Mini-sagas are great examples of efficient storytelling as we discovered with Week 1’s activity…
Key stages 3 and 4, week 9
Share your story on life in lockdown and you may like to submit your writing to the Generation Lockdown writing competition for a chance to become a published author!
Key stages 3 and 4, week 8
Explore some marvellous machines before writing an explanation of how they, or 1-2 processes in a sequence, work. Your challenge, however, is to write about the same thing for two very different audiences and purposes.
Key stages 3 and 4, week 7
Produce a piece of creative writing about the sea, exploring how the way that we present the sea can change in our writing and create a contrast. Why is this important? Because, at GCSE, successful readers and writers are able to recognise how the same subject can be presented in different ways.
Key stages 3 and 4, week 6
Can you match your tone and register to the opening of the text? What would happen to your writing if you changed the purpose and audience of your writing? Write two paragraphs, the first continuing a text in the same style as the opening of that text and the second to change the style and purpose completely.
Key stages 3 and 4, week 5
Write from the point of view of the speaker/voice in a poem. You could write a letter, a diary entry or a narrative. Why do this? Because it will exercise your close reading muscles – you will need to read between the lines of the poem to work out a likely backstory for the speaker.
Key stages 3 and 4, week 4
Write a 5 stanza ballad, telling the story of an oak tree. Why do this? Because it will help you to notice and emulate a poetic structure; it will focus your attention on word choice and the tenses of your verbs.
Key stages 3 and 4, week 3
Using the opening of Flight, by Doris Lessing, write a detailed description of a character that communicates that character’s hopes and fears.
Key stages 3 and 4, week 2
Using Alfred Tennyson’s poetic structure, write your own poetic riddle about an animal that you admire.
Key stages 3 and 4, week 1
How can you establish an atmosphere, grip your reader and tell a story in just 50 words?