Category Archives: creative writing

Shoplifting

Here is another collaborative story writing idea (see also Urban Tale and Early Mornings).  I first used it with a class of teenagers.  They responded well to the topic and the structure and the shyer students enjoyed the “mask” that … Continue reading

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An urban tale

… or the glass elevator This has been one of my favourite story-writing activities for a long, long time.  My dad first introduced me to it – or the underlying technique – when I was running a creative writing option … Continue reading

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Early mornings

[Tick Tock by Kirstea at flickr – a creative commons image] This is my favourite lesson for giving a class a first taste of creative writing.  It’s based on a technique used in workshops with writers writing in their L1.  … Continue reading

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