{"id":483,"date":"2022-09-13T09:15:19","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T08:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/liboutreach\/?p=483"},"modified":"2022-09-26T09:13:45","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T08:13:45","slug":"creative-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/liboutreach\/2022\/09\/13\/creative-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Taking inspiration from the rare books held in our Special Collections and Archives, this project enabled Key Stage 3 and 4 students from Prudhoe Community High School, Walker Academy and Bedlington Academy, to develop their creative writing skills. Their experiences of bushcraft and orienteering enabled them to add context and detail to their writing whilst challenging themselves to complete the assault course allowed them to write about emotions and experiences. They had the opportunity to develop their oracy skills by reading their work aloud to their peers in an open air theatre. Delivered in collaboration with Northumberland National Park and Challenge Northumberland, the students took part in three activities delivered over a three week period.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“It was a memorable and enjoyable project where the students did something useful for their English course. It also had excellent experiences for post 16 study.”<\/p>quote from english teacher<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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“It was fun and helped my confidence to write about the characters’ emotions.”<\/p>One of the students talking about what they enjoyed about the project<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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“I would [reccomend this project to other students] because it’s a great opportunity to expand your understanding of creative writing.”<\/p>A student explaining why they think others would benefit from taking part in a similar project<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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