24 September 2022
Posted by Beth McKeeman
A Is For...
Juniors - 10 Young - 13
Did you know that giraffes don’t have their own sound, they just mimic what they hear? That was the coolest fact we found out as we went around introducing ourselves at the start of this new term.
It was good to see new faces mixing with the old, and Junior Writers moving up to Young Writers.
To get the creativity flowing, and learn each others names, we played the alphabet category game.
The rules are simple, for each category come up with an answer beginning with the letter picked for that round. If you have a unique answer at the end you get two points, if someone else has the same answer you both get one point, and if you failed to answer or answered incorrectly you get no points for that category.
The categories were animal, boy’s name, girl’s name and colour for Junior Writers, with the additional category of country for Young Writers.
The Junior Writers found Hannahs and Harrys, Hippos and Horses, Hot Pink and Hessian for H. Polar bears, Poppys, Peters and Purples for P, and Leos, Lilys, Llamas, and Limes for L, alongside a whole host of other answers.
The Young Writers came up with Coraline, Caspar (Caterpillar for Prime Minister - go back to blog post Pet Prime Ministers here for that reference), Canada goose, charcoal grey and Czech Republic for C. For B there was Ben, Bella, bat, Bolivia and blurple - which was google fact-checked as a real colour, a mixture between black and purple. What didn’t pass the google test was C for clear and colour mix was also shouted down.
The Young Writers collectively vetoed the letter Z when it was pulled out of the hat, but as they started discussing the possibilities realised it was more attainable than they first thought. However, many didn’t think they would have completed the categories solo, so a moral to that story could be teamwork makes the dreamwork.
This game was also a sneaky generation game. Everyone now had two named characters, and other key words to weave a story out of.
The Young Writers then rounded out their session with a lively game of Don’t Say Yes or No.
This promises to be an energetic term, I can’t wait to see the work we produce.
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'
