Creativity and Finding Your Writing Voice

by Charlie Archbold

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Description

This workshop explores the concept of creativity, the pitfalls, the joys, and the places we find it. The session blends the authors creative writing experience with collective ideas on the importance of curiosity. Students will engage in writing activities about setting and place in poetry and prose.

Topics Covered:

Session 1

What is creativity and where do we find it.
Authors journey.
Power and importance of curiosity and personal reading/viewing/creating preference
Let’s Talk About Genre - Group Activity
Collate Summary

Session 2

Setting & Place
Point of View
Creative Writing Activity-Setting-Prose
Creative Writing Activity-Place-Poetry
Creative Writing Tips and Tricks
Share/Publish/Edit

Details

Audience

Upper Primary, Lower Secondary

Duration

2 x 60 minutes. Can be adapted to suit client needs such as condensing to an hour session

Requirements

Laptop/PC to connect to whiteboard for PowerPoint presentation. Butchers Paper and a large space. Author will bring USB stick, personal laptop - File in PC format. Author will provide task sheets and word docs to site contact prior to the event. Students will need tablet, PC, paper, pens, markers.