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Children’s Writing Clubs W/C 16th March

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‘Something Happened In Lakeside View’ is finally published!

Hi everyone, as usual simply scroll down to find the club your child attends in order to find out what we got up to this week, but the big news Something Happened In Lakeside View, the latest book the children have written together, is finally published!

https://books2read.com/u/mVEyw2

Something Happened In Lakeside View is the result of over 80 children working together collaboratively to vote on a project, create a town, vote on a common theme and then all write their own stories or poems set there… We started the project last summer term and all the pieces had been submitted by January. It is now available across multiple platforms in ebook and paperback!

Here is the blurb:

Welcome to Lakeside View, a pretty little town much like any other. Or is it?

Scratch under the surface and you will find a place full of secrets and shadows.

A place full of darkness, magic, ancient curses and hidden horrors. Who would live in a town like this? Many people have come and gone and some have left behind their testimonies.

What happened in Lakeside View? Read on to find out.

This is an anthology of stories and poems written by the young people who attend creative writing clubs with Chasing Driftwood Writing Group.

Don’t forget to leave a review on your platform of choice if you do read it. And please be aware this is a creepy horror-based book that might not be suitable for those under 10 or sensitive readers.

Many thanks!

Monday

CJS Monday Club: Just a few young writers had to finish off their fables today and options for the rest of the group were various writing prompts, plus mini books, zig-zag books and comic books made up into various sizes and formats. They had great fun with this and some amazing comic book creations were started!

Tuesday:

11 Plus Zoom Group: Fables have all been finished in this group too so we had lots of writing prompts on offer, most of which were linked to fables, or stories with warnings and consequences… Some fantastic responses, well done guys!

Bransgore C of E Primary School: Again, fables are done in this group so they had the comic books, zig-zag books, and mini books with various writing prompts. One of the prompts was to create your own Bunny Vs Monkey style and this went down a treat, with examples such as ‘Teachers Vs Kids’!

Wednesday

11 Plus Zoom Group: Fables completed and so various writing prompts on offer in this group today, including:

  • start and end a story with wet feet
  • start an end a story with a cry of rage
  • ‘PRIVATE – DO NOT ENTER’ – someone ignores this sign, what happens next? plus more!

8-11 Zoom Group: Fables all done, so writing prompts on offer for this group too! Great responses from all.

CJS Wednesday Club: This club really enjoyed the comic books, mini books and something vs something type prompts, and we also had some fables finished and shared with the group!

Thursday

Burton C of E Primary School: Most opted for the comic books and the something vs something theme was also very popular with me vs my brother as an example!

Children’s Writing Clubs W/C 2nd March

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Progress on our fables topic!

Monday

Monday CJS Club: This club made excellent progress on their fables during this session. We reminded ourselves how to build and create a character bio and everyone made one for a character in their fable. This then led on to more ideas for the fables themselves and many of the children began penning their first drafts! We also discussed the different ways we could present our fables when they are finished, including traditional picture books, zig-zag books and scrolls tied with ribbons! Fantastic effort from everyone today!

Tuesday

11 Plus Zoom Group: We also moved onto creating characters for our fables and one fable was finished in the first draft!

Bransgore C of E Primary School: More progress on fables with character bios being created today.

Wednesday

11 Plus Zoom Group: Lovely progress with on-going stories plus character bios for our fables!

8-11 Zoom Group: Several mini fables coming out of this group each week, as well as working on character bios today!

CJS Wednesday Club: Progress for our fables in the form of character bios today!

Thursday

Burton C of E Primary School: This week we created character bios for our fables which we will write next week!

Children’s Writing Clubs W/C 23rd February

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This term we are writing our own fables!

It was great to be back to all the writing clubs after the half-term break. This term is short, just 5 weeks, and all the clubs will be writing their own fables. Fables are short fictional stories that convey a moral or a warning of the consequences of behaviour. Aesop’s Fables are the most well known and we’ve reminded ourselves of some of the classics such as The Boy Who Cried Wolf, The Dog and The Bone, The Hare and The Tortoise and The Wind and The Sun. The common elements of a fable are the moral or saying at the end, the warning that certain behaviours have consequences, and the use of animals, inanimate objects and nature as characters.

Monday

Monday CJS Club: With this group we introduced our new topic, fables, and started be discussing what a fable is. We looked at the common elements of a fable and made a list of morals on the board to generate ideas. Everyone had to come up with a moral they wish to explore in their own fable. Next week we will create our characters.

Tuesday

11 Plus Zoom group: We discussed the new topic and reminded ourselves of some of the classic fables, including The Ant and The Grasshopper. Everyone decided on a moral they would explore within their stories and then could get back to their on-going projects if they wanted.

Bransgore C of E Primary School Club: We discussed what a fable is, what the common elements are and made a list of morals to generate ideas. Most of the group then went on to start and even write and finish their own fables! Wow, that was amazing work! We will concentrate on our characters next week and all the fables already written will be developed and worked on.

Wednesday

11 Plus Zoom Group: This group also decided which morals they would explore in their fables. We had one fable written there and then and several more plans and ideas generated for the next session. Excellent!

8-11 Zoom Group: This group also made a great start to the fable topic, with everyone deciding on a moral to explore and a few of them actually writing their fables! Great work!

Wednesday CJS Club: This group also got on with generating ideas for fables in this session. Some of them made a start and we had some lovely discussions about modern morals as well. A great start!

Thursday

Burton C of E Primary School Club: This club were introduced to the new topic, learnt about the common elements of a fable and helped create a list of morals to explore. Everyone then decided on their moral.