For those of us in school, the summer holidays are beginning. For those of us who have been at home for most of the last five months, summer holidays take on a new meaning. We are still in the same place. There are no lessons, but we are still here. How could we mark the … Continue reading Summer list
It is the end of the school year. Summer holidays ahead. Look back over the year and jot down what you remember. This might turn into a list poem or a piece of prose. Start each line with ‘I remember … ‘ Think right back to September. What did you do in October? Did you organise a … Continue reading I remember…
You are a writer! You write notes and letters, poems and diaries. You write on screens and paper, using thumbs or pencils or glorious glitter pens. And that is just great! Hurrah! We hope that you are writing every day. We know that the more you write, the better you become. Lots of your writing … Continue reading Hearing our readers
Sometimes it is hard to hear what other people have to say about our writing. Sometimes we want to say, ‘No, that’s not what I meant at all.’ Sometimes we just say, ‘Well, I like it like that.’ We may well like it like that, and we may, as the writer, decide to keep everything … Continue reading Always Right Always Wrong
When I go to bed When I go to bed my mum and dad get my microphone and dance all night. My mum eats lots of gummy sweets and she doesn’t brush her teeth! My dad knocks on all the neighbours’ doors and lies that Arsenal won. When I go to bed my mum and … Continue reading When I go to bed
This week we have been thinking about sharing our writing and how having a reader can help us become better writers. There are different kinds of reader. You are your own first reader. Part of learning to be a writer is learning to be a good reader of your own work. We’ll write about that … Continue reading Readers
Did you write a story last week? Have you read it aloud to someone? I hope they thanked you! Now let’s think about reading our writing aloud and how that can help us to be better writers. As we said yesterday, just reading the work aloud, especially if there is someone to listen, can help … Continue reading Read it aloud
When someone reads their writing to you, we think that the first and best response is, ‘thank you’. When someone reads to you, it is like being given a gift. And perhaps the writer will say ‘thank you’ to you, for listening. Because when you read your writing aloud to someone who is listening carefully, … Continue reading Thank you
Today we will show you how to make a simple sewn pamphlet. This single set of folded pages is called a signature. Later, you could make books with three or more signatures. Collect the paper for the pages. I have picked out six sheets, all the same size, all plain paper. I chose white paper … Continue reading Three hole pamphlet
If you have already created a character and drawn the map of where the action of your story will take place, you will be all ready to get some words on paper. As you have been drawing and dreaming and making up answers, a story will have be forming. Now, find your notebook, or some … Continue reading Words on the paper
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