Competition progress plus character bios in school clubs and more quick everyday writing prompts on Zoom!
Monday
CJS Monday Club: This group had three options today. They could continue any story or poem started recently for the Bournemouth Writing Festival competition, or otherwise, they could create a character bio for a character they have in their story or they could use six memo notes to tell a story. We had a lovely mix of responses to the choices, with progress on stories, and lots of children opting to create their own character bio. Some of them also started writing stories using the memo notes! Fantastic. We also had the fountain pen to play with and I brought in my vintage typewriter which they took turns using.
Tuesday
11 Plus Zoom group: The Zoom groups have all had the following prompts to choose from this week OR they could continue with anything they already have on the go:
- Write about every day small ‘wins’ or victories
- Write a quick letter to your future self
- Write about how writing makes you feel
- What is your earliest memory?
- Or take any of these phrases and write something in response;
- “the ghost of you”
- “the last shelter”
- “that one time I forgot…”
- “the river turned and churned then spat up a secret”
- “everyone here is a little mad…”
Interestingly, everyone chose the same prompt! ‘Everyone here is a little mad…’
Bransgore C of E Primary School: These guys also enjoyed using the typewriter today and we had a mixture of things going on, with some choosing to do character bios, some carrying on stories they’ve started recently and others finishing off poems for the BWF competition!
Wednesday
11 Plus Zoom Group: This group had the same prompts to choose from and we had a wide variety of different responses, plus progress on on-going stories!
8-11 Zoom group: These guys have really been enjoying the prompts choices lately, and today was no different with lots of prompts being tackled in the spirit of ‘quick everyday writing’! Fantastic!
CJS Wednesday Club: I didn’t take the typewriter today as I walked to the club and the typewriter is very heavy! I have promised to bring it next week though! This group were either carrying on with the BWF competition stories or they were learning how to create a character bio! There was also the option to write a story or comic strip using the colourful memo notes.
Thursday
Burton C of E Primary School: These guys were mostly working on stories for the BWF competition or they were creating character bios! Great work from all!
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