27 November 2021
Posted by Beth McKeeman
World War Scone
Junior Writers - 7
Young Writers - 10
Scone rhyming with cone or scone rhyming with gone? Jam first or cream? Or, which seemed to be blasphemy to both sides of the argument, sandwiching the two together so you can turn it to your hearts content? The timeless battle raged as the Young Writers diverged from what is and is nit ‘British’. In fairness, though in no way settling tensions, Susmita and I pronounce the offending word differently.
Even though it was incredibly amusing to watch (and admittedly sometimes stir the pot) the passion of the Young Writers opinions does make me think fondly back to an hour earlier, when we were cutting and sticking with the Junior Writers.
Next week we’re presenting our Discover Awards to each other, each choosing a piece that they have written this term to read out. That meant we had to finish our portfolios this week. We gathered together all our work, filled in our paperwork, stuck in pictures and did some decorating.
To finish off we played ‘I went to the shop…’, a memory game. We had some excellent players and had to cut the game short before we had an ultimate winner, they were so good.
Back in the war zone, the spark that set it all off was a discussion in the British stereotypes in the music video for Vindaloo - a parody of The Three Lions. The song is a bit random, full of kitchen sink ideas. It also makes out that vindaloo is inherently British, but it’s curry, and is that Indian? But no - it’s not. Vindaloo actually comes from Portugal, transported when the Portuguese colonised India. British vindaloo doesn’t even taste like Indian vindaloo, all of which just goes to show the complete melting pot of cultures that Britain is.
That mixture of influence on British cuisine can be seen in the Young Writers descriptions of their favourite food, using the five senses to make our mouths water. From an Asda style Christmas dinner and sausage and mash, through to the americanised chicken nuggets (or nut guts as a familial nickname), homemade pizza and pesto pasta, Cameroon cooking and Pret’s Swedish meatball wraps - we’ve got a global palette. Of course, there was also the obligatory scone.
All this was to get our minds thinking about the Orwell Youth Prize. The deadline is a while off yet, but if you have something you can in someway relate to the climate crisis, have a look at the competition.
Archive
Junior & Young Writers Week 3: Return From The Magical World
Junior & Young Writers Week 2: African Mythology
Problems, Problems, Problems...
Cautionary Tales & Christmassy Opening Lines
You've Gotta Have Pace, Pace, Pace
Junior & Young Writers Week 1: Alien Encounters
Junior & Young Writers: Week 5 - Play on Words Pt. 2
Junior & Young Writers: Week 11 - end of term showcase [build a bard workshop]
Junior & Young Writers: Week 10 - Greek Theatre - chorus stories
Junior & Young Writers: Week 9 - Greek Origin Stories - Spring
Rubber Ducks & Writing Festivals
Junior & Young Writers: Week 7 - Greek Hero Stories [the 12 labours of Hercules]
Junior & Young Writers: Week 12 [Wild Words] - Stuff & Things
Junior & Young Writers: Week 11 [Wild Words] - World Building 2
Junior & Young Writers: Week 10 [Wild Words] - World Building
Junior & Young Writers: Week 9 [Wild Words] - Mystery & Choose Your Own Adventure
Junior & Young Writers: Week 8 [Wild Words] - Spooky Sequels & Potion Poems
Junior & Young Writers – Week 10 (Writers’ Inspiration) – Final Showcase
Junior & Young Writers – Week 9 (Writers’ Inspiration) – Editing & Performance Tips
Junior & Young Writers – Week 8 (Writers’ Inspiration) – Cuteness
Time goes on by Tavinder Kaur New
Junior & Young Writers – Week 7 (Writers’ Inspiration) – Natural Solutions
Junior & Young Writers – Week 6 (Writers’ Inspiration) – The Language of Fruit and Veg
Junior & Young Writers – Week 5 (Writers’ Inspiration) – Adventures In Space
Tinklebobs and Bedraggled Angles
Junior & Young Writers – Week 4 (Writers’ Inspiration) – Our Environment
Fortune Tellers & Future Letters
Junior & Young Writers – Week 3 (Writers’ Inspiration) – Home
Young Writers - Week 10 (The Art of Writing) – Final Week Showcase
Junior Writers - Week 10 (The Art of Writing) – Final Week Showcase
Young Writers – Week 9 (The Art of Writing) – Choose Your Own Adventure
Junior Writers – Week 9 (The Art of Writing) – Choose Your Own Adventure
Young Writers – Week 8 (The Art of Writing) – Sequel Stories
Junior Writers – Week 8 (The Art of Writing) – Sequel Stories
Young Writers – Week 7 (The Art of Writing) – Picture Prompts
Junior Writers – Week 7 (The Art of Writing) – Picture Prompts
Young Writers - Week 6 (The Art of Writing) - Script-writing & Dialogue
Junior Writers - Week 6 (The Art of Writing) - Script-writing & Dialogue
Junior Writers – Week 5 (The Art of Writing) – Poetry
Young Writers - Week 5 (The Art of Writing) - Poetry Potions
Edward The Martyr - A Competition!
Mood Boards and Postcards from Space
Young Writers - Week 3 (The Art of Writing) - PLOT
Junior Writers - Week 3 (The Art of Writing) - PLOT
Moomin Stories and Hollywood Pitches
Young Writers - Week 2 (The Art of Writing) - Genre & Setting
Junior Writers - Week 2 (The Art of Writing) - Genre & Setting
Prompts, Dialogues, and Cliché
Story Structure Part One: Exposition and Beyond...
Young Writers - Week 1 (The Art of Writing) - Character
Young Writers - week 4 - Nature Writing [animals & wildlife]
Junior Writers - week 4 - Nature Writing [animals & wildlife]
Young Writers - week 3 - Nature Writing [trees/plants/flowers]
Junior Writers - week 3 - Nature Writing [trees/plants/flowers]
Young Writers - week 2 - 'fractured fairy tales'
Junior Writers - week 2 - 'fractured fairy tales'
