The 200 Word Challenge Produce a piece of

The 200 Word Challenge Produce a piece of creative writing inspired by this image. Focus: sensory language Words and Ideas from: Exposure “merciless iced east winds” “misery of dawn” “flowing flakes” “snow-dazed” One phrase of your own! Steal as much vocab as you Creative writing should include: • • • Accuracy in Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Punctuation variety: move beyond full stops and commas Sentence variety: simple, compound, complex Ambitious vocabulary: thesaurus use is encouraged Sophisticated writer’s techniques: metaphor, personification, rhetorical techniques

The 200 Word Challenge You are the tree: explain what life is like! Focus: viewpoint Words and Ideas from: Storm on the Island “it blows full blast” “pummels” “savage” “no natural shelter” One phrase of your own! Steal as much vocab as you Creative writing should include: • • • Accuracy in Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Punctuation variety: move beyond full stops and commas Sentence variety: simple, compound, complex Ambitious vocabulary: thesaurus use is encouraged Sophisticated writer’s techniques: metaphor, personification, rhetorical techniques

The 200 Word Challenge Write about the strictest teacher in the universe Focus: creating character Words and Ideas from: Ozymandias “cold command” “mocked them” “despair” “wrinkled lip” One phrase of your own! Steal as much vocab as you Creative writing should include: • • • Accuracy in Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Punctuation variety: move beyond full stops and commas Sentence variety: simple, compound, complex Ambitious vocabulary: thesaurus use is encouraged Sophisticated writer’s techniques: metaphor, personification, rhetorical techniques

The 200 Word Challenge You are in the crowd: describe the fight Focus: perspective Words and Ideas from: Bayonet Charge “stumbling” “smashed” “smacking” “dynamite” “sweating” Steal as much vocab as you Creative writing should include: • • • Accuracy in Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Punctuation variety: move beyond full stops and commas Sentence variety: simple, compound, complex Ambitious vocabulary: thesaurus use is encouraged Sophisticated writer’s techniques: metaphor, personification, rhetorical techniques

The 200 Word Challenge Describe a murder Focus: third person Words and Ideas from: Remains “blood-shadow” “rips through his life” “torn apart” “left for dead” One phrase of your own! Steal as much vocab as you Creative writing should include: • • • Accuracy in Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Punctuation variety: move beyond full stops and commas Sentence variety: simple, compound, complex Ambitious vocabulary: thesaurus use is encouraged Sophisticated writer’s techniques: metaphor, personification, rhetorical techniques

The 200 Word Challenge Describe the ocean Focus: creating atmosphere Words and Ideas from: Kamikaze “sunrise” “green-blue translucent sea” “shoals of fishes” “waiting on the shore” Steal as much vocab as you like! Creative writing should include: • • • Accuracy in Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Punctuation variety: move beyond full stops and commas Sentence variety: simple, compound, complex Ambitious vocabulary: thesaurus use is encouraged Sophisticated writer’s techniques: metaphor, personification, rhetorical techniques

The 200 Word Challenge Write a narrative about a journey through the country Focus: description Words and Ideas from: The Prelude “willow tree” “meadows” “horizon” “silent water” Steal as much vocab as you like! Creative writing should include: • • • Accuracy in Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Punctuation variety: move beyond full stops and commas Sentence variety: simple, compound, complex Ambitious vocabulary: thesaurus use is encouraged Sophisticated writer’s techniques: metaphor, personification, rhetorical techniques

The 200 Word Challenge You have just been imprisoned. How do you feel? Focus: sentence variety Words and Ideas from: London “manacles” “woe” “blood” “mind-forged” Steal as much vocab as you like! Creative writing should include: • • • Accuracy in Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Punctuation variety: move beyond full stops and commas Sentence variety: simple, compound, complex Ambitious vocabulary: thesaurus use is encouraged Sophisticated writer’s techniques: metaphor, personification, rhetorical techniques

The 200 Word Challenge You have made a terrible mistake. Focus: 1 st person perspective Words and Ideas from: Charge of the Light Brigade “blundered” “shattered” “wondered” “onward” Steal as much vocab as you like! Creative writing should include: • • • Accuracy in Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Punctuation variety: move beyond full stops and commas Sentence variety: simple, compound, complex Ambitious vocabulary: thesaurus use is encouraged Sophisticated writer’s techniques: metaphor, personification, rhetorical techniques

The 200 Word Challenge Write about a time you felt jealous. Focus: emotion Words and Ideas from: My Last Duchess “passion” “easily impressed” “stoop to blame” “disgusts me” “smiles stopped” Any other vocab! Creative writing should include: • • • Accuracy in Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Punctuation variety: move beyond full stops and commas Sentence variety: simple, compound, complex Ambitious vocabulary: thesaurus use is encouraged Sophisticated writer’s techniques: metaphor, personification, rhetorical techniques

The 200 Word Challenge Write about the world from a child’s point of view. Focus: perspective Words and Ideas from: Poppies “play at being…” “overflowing” “like a treasure chest” “playground” “graze my nose” Any other vocab! Creative writing should include: • • • Accuracy in Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Punctuation variety: move beyond full stops and commas Sentence variety: simple, compound, complex Ambitious vocabulary: thesaurus use is encouraged Sophisticated writer’s techniques: metaphor, personification, rhetorical techniques

The 200 Word Challenge You are being watched. Explain what this feels like. Focus: atmosphere Words and Ideas from: War Photographer “suffering” “tremble” “nightmare” “a hundred agonies” “prick with tears” Any other vocab! Creative writing should include: • • • Accuracy in Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Punctuation variety: move beyond full stops and commas Sentence variety: simple, compound, complex Ambitious vocabulary: thesaurus use is encouraged Sophisticated writer’s techniques: metaphor, personification, rhetorical techniques

The 200 Word Challenge Describe a library Focus: setting Words and Ideas from: Tissue “paper thinned by age” “well-used books” “let the daylight break” “paper smoothed” “stroked and turned” Any other vocab! Creative writing should include: • • • Accuracy in Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Punctuation variety: move beyond full stops and commas Sentence variety: simple, compound, complex Ambitious vocabulary: thesaurus use is encouraged Sophisticated writer’s techniques: metaphor, personification, rhetorical techniques

The 200 Word Challenge Describe a utopia Focus: description Words and Ideas from: Checking Out Me History “mountain” “dream” “hopeful stream” “travel far” “yellow sunrise” Any other vocab! Creative writing should include: • • • Accuracy in Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Punctuation variety: move beyond full stops and commas Sentence variety: simple, compound, complex Ambitious vocabulary: thesaurus use is encouraged Sophisticated writer’s techniques: metaphor, personification, rhetorical techniques