This is a creative writing guideline

1. Year 7
English
Creative writing
Book 2
Jack
Bailey

2. Skills to work towards securing.
SKILL
P2 I can use capital letters at the
beginning of sentences.
P1 I can use full stops at the end of
sentences.
P3 I can use exclamation marks
correctly.
O13 I can structure writing with a
beginning middle and an end.
O14 I can choose appropriate titles
that reflect the content of my
written work,
STEP
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3. Creative writing
NOUN
1.writing, typically fiction or poetry, which displays imagination or invention

4. Are you in the right zone and ready to learn? Are you
in the right zone and ready to learn?
Red Yellow
Green Blue

5. Lesson objective:
Students will be able to recognise
the elements needed to produce a
piece of creative writing

6. Starter: Fill in the blanks
with some interesting
words and phrases.

7. Time Machine.
• If you had a time machine, where would
you go and what would you do?
• If I had a time machine, I would.................
Use a dictionary or thesaurus to help you
find some words to include in your piece if
needed,

8. Plenary
• To work towards securing the skill I can
choose appropriate titles that reflect
the content of my written work, choose
an appropriate title for the story you
have just written about the time
machine.

9. Lesson objective:
To demonstrate the correct use of
capital letters and full stops.

10. Are you in the right zone and ready to learn? Are you
in the right zone and ready to learn?
Red Yellow
Green Blue

11. Capital letters
• When should we use capital
letters?
• Write a list below of when we
should use capital letters to refer
to in the future if you need to.

15. Plenary
• Write a short plan for a creative writing piece about a day at the
beach.
• Or
• Write a mind map including words and or phrases that you will
include in your written piece about a day at the beach.

16. Lesson objective:
To create a description using the senses.

17. Are you in the right zone and ready to learn? Are you
in the right zone and ready to learn?
Red Yellow
Green Blue

18. Starter:
• You have minutes to write down as many words as you can under
each sense that describes the room that you're in.
SIGHT TASTE TOUCH HEAR SMELL

21. Using the sensory scene setting. Write an appropriate scene of
your choice incorporating the senses. Write at least half a page.

22. Plenary:
Self-assess your work.
What do you think you have done well this lesson?
For example, you could have found many words that describe the senses.
Or you could have used full stops correctly.
How can you move forward with your learning?
For example, to move your learning forward you could increase your knowledge when it comes to the senses.
Or you could know when to use a full stop or s capital letter.

23. Lesson objective:
Students will apply the elements
needed to produce a piece of
creative writing

24. Are you in the right zone and ready to learn? Are you
in the right zone and ready to learn?
Red Yellow
Green Blue

25. Starter : Roll and write a short story
Roll a setting
Number
1 = where: an Ocean
When: wintertime
2= where: the shopping
centre
When: midnight
3=where: the train station
When: during the war
4=where: a cave
When: The summer
5=where: a sailboat
When: noon
6=where: the moon
When: today
Roll a character
1= an angry surfer
2= a talking gorilla
3= a boat captain
4= Friendly aliens
5= a ticket inspector
6= your friends
Roll a plot
1= looking for the Bermuda
triangle
2= running from bigfoot
into the mountains
3= going on an adventure
with your friends
4= going to see what is on
the moon
5= going to a concert
6= you find a mysterious
diary

26. Task: A day at the Beach.
Imagine this scene. You are lying on the
beach on a hot summer's day when
suddenly …..............
Continue the story, you should write
ATLEAST half a page. Remember to use
capital letters and full stops correctly and
write in paragraphs.

27. Challenge
• Write a sentence that includes
alliteration to describe the beach
• Write a sentence that includes a
metaphor and or simile to describe the
beach.

28. Have you checked over your work?
Checklist
Have you used capital letters correctly?
Have you used full stops correctly?
Have you written in paragraphs?
Have you checked over your spellings or used a dictionary to aid your spelling?

29. Plenary: discuss with an adult and write 5 of
your own example.

30. Lesson objective:
To be able to recognise exclamation marks.
To use exclamation marks to improve sentences.

31. Are you in the right zone and ready to learn? Are you
in the right zone and ready to learn?
Red Yellow
Green Blue

33. • Exclamation marks can express excitement. How many words
can you think of to express how the children feel about their new
puppy. Write the words in the clouds, draw more clouds if you
need to and don’t forget the exclamation marks!
• After you have written these words include them in a
sentence.

35. Plenary
• Question mark or exclamation mark ?!
Stop that how long did it take to get there
Can I come
Stop
Did you go there
Where are you put that down
Look out

36. Lesson objective:
To write a creative piece.

37. Are you in the right zone and ready to learn? Are you
in the right zone and ready to learn?
Red Yellow
Green Blue

38. Imagine this scene: Continue
the story, you should write
ATLEAST half a page.
Remember to use capital
letters and full stops correctly
and write in paragraphs.

40. Challenge
Rewrite the passage in your own words
and make it more appealing to the reader
if you can.
Try to include alliteration, amazing
adjectives and similes or metaphors

41. Punctuate the paragraph

42. Plenary:

45. Write as many
descriptive words
around this picture as
you can.

46. Pick a title based
on the picture
and explain why
you have chosen
that title.

47. Challenge
Now you have chosen a title that you
think suits the picture best, write a short
creative piece .