[1] GENERATING IDEAS: Write down three thoughts your have about the meaning of this word (e.g. what it looks like, what it's for, etc.)
[2] GENERATING IDEAS: Say the word to yourself. What does it SOUND like? Write down at least one idea: when you say the word, what does it SOUND LIKE to you? What images, thoughts, ideas come to you from the sound of the word?
[3] GENERATING IDEAS: What else does this word make you think about? Write down your ideas (brief notes are OK).
[4] CREATIVE WRITING TASK: Now put all your thoughts together by writing one paragraph of your own.
Look at this extract:
With that Aunt Alberta slammed the thick metal door behind her, and locked it. This time she took the key out of the lock for safekeeping. She wasn't going to be caught out like that again. Stella listened to the sound of receding footsteps, as her aunt climbed the old stone staircase back into the main part of the house.
Without the light from the candle, the cellar was now pitch-black. It was a pity that Stella was afraid of the dark...
Awful Auntie by David Williams
[5] What is the impact of language choice in this extract? Comment on mood, tone, meanings (particularly of any underlined (red) word/phrase). What images and/or feelings does this extract make you think about? Are there any hidden meanings - or other, less obvious, meanings in this extract?
Write your response...
[6] CREATIVE WRITING TASK:Use at least TWO of the underlined (red) words/phrases from the above extract in a piece of creative writing of your own. You must retain the tone, mood and meaning of the words/phrases you choose to use...