Posted in Piglets (ages 7-11), Writing examples, tagged Add new tag, Piglets (ages 7-11), Ruben, word games on April 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Ruben reading
We started off the Piglets session today with some word association games to get us in the creative, wordy mood and then we got down to starting some stories. The structure for the story came from writing down some characters, places and dilemmas on pieces of paper and then picking them at random. We [...]
Posted in Piglets (ages 7-11), Writing examples, tagged Issie, Leo, Piglets (ages 7-11), poems, Ruben, sounds on April 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Ruben and Leo with giant ears
Last week the Piglets group and I had lots of fun trying on giant ears and imagining what sounds we could hear if we had extra sensitive hearing. We then wrote poems based on these imagined sounds. I have to admit, this session was a bit of a trial run [...]
Posted in Saddlebacks (ages 12-18), Writing examples, tagged Ione, Saddlebacks, short story on April 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Well the Saddlebacks have started off the new term with an ambitious project to write some proper short stories. We looked at a few good examples from Carter, Hemingway and Mansfield and then got down to it… Ione made a great start with this intriguing opening:
“I run out of the door and slam it. The noise makes [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged kennings, poems, Rose on April 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Experimenting is what we like doing best at Little Green Pig. Lucy and I don’t plan our sessions or topics for our writing workshops weeks in advance. What works best for us is trying out new things, throwing out an idea and letting the children run (or write) with it. Sometimes things work, and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged aims and objectives, feedback, funding on April 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We’re on an Easter holidays at Little Green Pig for the next couple of weeks, but Lucy and I seem to have been busier than ever, writing a funding application to apply for a small amount of money to keep the club going. One of the best things about writing it was passing on all [...]
Posted in Performances, tagged Jubilee Library, open mic, performance, Rosy Carrick on April 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On Thursday 20th March we had our first performance by three of our writers from the Saddlebacks group. They performed as part of an Open Mic night for young people at Jubilee Library, alongside some writers from the BHASVIC writers collective. It was a great night, and refreshing to hear some young voices – so many open mic [...]
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