This document provides instructions and guidance for students to complete a creative writing assignment. It outlines several exercises for students to develop their writing skills, such as writing stories in a limited number of words or within a timed period. Students will then work in groups to write and design an eBook on a topic of their choosing. The document offers tips for writing short stories and developing characters, conflict, climaxes and resolutions for compelling narratives. It encourages students to be creative while focusing on key elements of storytelling.

1. Year 10 Writing Rich

2. Student instructions
 In this rich task you will
complete a number of
exercises, some of which you
will develop to a publishable
standard.
 A rich task requires a lot of self
motivation and self control.
Remember: the greater the
effort, the greater your rewards.

3. Creative Writing

4. Creative Writing
This is worth 3 credits and will be included in your
next report. In this part of the unit you will write
and publish:
A poem
A teenage short story: a narrative which develops
and sustains ideas.

5. Exercises to get started
1. My life in 140 characters. Tweet me your response.
2. Tell
a story in six words. Ernest Hemingway was once prodded to
compose a complete story in six words. His answer was "For sale: baby
shoes, never used." Now write a story or slogan in six words on Twitter.
3. Make
a word collage with some interesting but random words. Use these
words to create a story.

6. 15 Minute Writing
Write a story in 15 minutes (timed).
Rather than free writing, you will be given a starter.
Your starter:
It was shocking on so many levels!

7. Some poems by Glenn Colquhoun:
The shape of words
A is the shape of a tin roof on an old church.
B is the bottom of a fat man.
C is a crab scuttling along the beach.
X is the shape of butterfly wings.
hallelujah is the shape of righteous people
sitting closely together in church.

8. abracadabra is a caterpillar crawling along its leaf.
bubbling is the shape of water boiling.
higgledypiggledy is a collection of flowers dripping
out of their windowboxes.
daddy-long-legs are small carts unloading suitcases from the back of an
aeroplane.
orange is the shape of a round fruit hanging from a tree, a young woman
reaching out to pick it, a kitten chasing after its own tail, an old woman
weeding her garden, a small boy fishing from a pond, the sun setting over a
smooth beach.
smoke is a lazy snake crawling towards the sun, two large clouds billowing,
a round mouth coughing, a small bird singing in a tree, the eye of a tired
child falling asleep.
love is one leg planted firmly on the ground, a spare washer for a dripping
tap, that beautiful bird flying towards me or away, a broken eggshell opened
on the floor.

9. Now write your own “The shape of words” poem.
(I’ll be marking this)
D is the shape of ______________________________________________________
E is ___________________________________________________________
F is ___________________________________________________________
Y is the shape of ______________________________________________________
hullaballoo is the shape of _____________________________________________
speedy is ___________________________________________________________
sizzling is the shape of _______________________________________________

10. mishmash is a collection of
____________________________________________ __
snails are small
________________________________________________________
b.l.u.e is the shape ________________________________ ,
______________________, _______________________________,.
c.r.e.e.k is ____________________, _________________________,
______________________, _______________________________,
__________________________________________ .
Friends are ___________________________________________
_________________________________________________________

11. Words
Words are halfbacks.
They don't scrum.
They don't ruck.
They don't maul.
They don't jump.
They don't throw into lineouts.
They don't carry oranges at half-time.
They don't argue with the referee.
They just pass—
Ideas as quick as bullets.
God help you
if you drop them!
Poetry is a game
But so is footy
And we all know how serious that is.

12. Now create your own WORDS poem
 You may want to use the format provided, or
you might be feeling a bit more adventurous.
 Experiment with words, sentence length and
rhyme.

13. Story Writing
Tips for a Tantalising Tale

14. The project.
You will work in groups of 3-4:
 To produce a book on a topic of your choice, choice that would be
appropriate for a 14-15 year old teenager.
 Each person is responsible for writing. a chapter.
 The book should include:
1. A narrative structure that is clearly and effectively followed with
detail.
2. An interesting, eye-catching and outstanding cover.
3. A contents page.
4. An appropriate and effective illustration on each chapter page.
5. A detailed and effective blurb on the back cover
6. At least 4 chapters.

15. Format of the book
• Use the app that works for
your group:
• Keynote
• Pages
• Creative Book Builder
• Book Creator
• iBooks

16. Planning your book.
• Decide who will write each chapter.
• Plan an outline for your book –
this could be a storyboard.
• Draft a cover design.
• Write a draft contents page.
• Write a draft blurb for the back cover.

17. Short Stories:
 Get off to a fast start.
 Generally have a limited number of characters and
scenes.
 Start as close to the conclusion as possible.
 Frequently deal with only one problem.
 Use only the detail necessary for understanding the
situation.
 Usually cover just a short time period.
TASK: In groups of 3-4, brainstorm
ideas for your story, taking the
above points into account.

18. Hints and ideas
 The following slides are simply to give your
ideas direction and keep you focused.
 You do not have to follow the order of the
slides. Remember that this is CREATIVE
writing!!

19. Developing Characters
The most important things to know about a character are:
Appearance
Action
Speech
Thought
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20. Point of view
In your group, choose which point of view you will have in your
story:
•First person and involved in the story?
•Or third person and looking in on the story?
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21. Create Conflict and Tension
 Conflict produces tension that makes
the story begin. Tension is created by
opposition between the character or
characters and internal or external
forces or conditions.
Possible Conflicts Include:
 The protagonist against another
individual
 The protagonist against nature (or
technology)
 The protagonist against society
 The protagonist against himself or
herself.

22. Build to a Crisis or Climax
This is the turning point of the story--the most
exciting or dramatic moment.
Whilea good story needs a crisis, a random event
such as a car crash or a sudden illness is simply an
emergency --unless it somehow involves a conflict
that makes the reader care about the characters.

23. Find a Resolution
 The solution to the conflict. In short fiction,
it is difficult to provide a complete resolution
and you often need to just show that
characters are beginning to change in some
way or starting to see things differently.
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24. Creating your book
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