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Creative Writing Controlled Assessment TASK ‘Of Mice and Men’ takes its title from an old Scottish poem. Use an idea from a poem as the basis of a piece of your own writing. Use the title of the poem as the title of your piece of writing. ‘Out of the Blue’
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Creative Writing Controlled Assessment ‘Out of the Blue’ Re-read the poem Make a note of ideas that you could write about. Think about: What narrative perspective you want to use What is it that comes ‘out of the blue’ Where the writing is set What will be the shape of the writing
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Extract from Out of the Blue You have picked me out. Through a distant shot of a building burning you have noticed now that a white cotton shirt is twirling, turning. In fact I am waving, waving. Small in the clouds, but waving, waving. Does anyone see a soul worth saving? So when will you come? Do you think you are watching, watching a man shaking crumbs or pegging out washing? I am trying and trying. The heat behind me is bullying, driving, but the white of surrender is not yet flying. I am not at the point of leaving, diving. A bird goes by. The depth is appalling. Appalling that others like me should be wind-milling, wheeling, spiralling, falling. Are your eyes believing, believing that here in the gills I am still breathing. But tiring, tiring. Sirens below are wailing, firing. My arm is numb and my nerves are sagging. Do you see me, my love. I am failing, flagging. SIMON ARMITAGE
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Creative Writing Controlled Assessment Look at Twin Towers: How has it used the poem? What is narrative perspective? What genre is it? How has writer ‘shaped’ the piece?
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Creative Writing Controlled Assessment Planning What is narrative perspective/who? What comes ‘out of the blue’? What is time frame? What is shape of story? Some tips: Avoid dialogue Keep story simple ‘Show’ don’t ‘Tell’
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Homework Prepare to write Creative Writing Controlled Assessment Practise writing Check any spellings/grammar/ punctuation unsure about Complete Practice Planning Sheet for 17/12/14
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