Creative writing

Try Poetry

• Write a poem expressing your love for your mum, dad, family, pet, etc.
• Write a rude poem

Write a limeric

        “The Boy stood on the burning deck
        His legs were all a quiver
        A shot rang out
        His head fell off
        And floated down the River” 
        Eric Morecambe (Find out who Morecombe and Wise were).

Write a Haiku 

This is a traditional Japanese poem of three short lines that do not rhyme. They are usually but not always five, seven and five syllables long in English versions.

Most often written in the present tense, a haiku often depicts a moment by using pairs of distinct images working in tandem, An example is by Kobayashi Issa, translated by Jane Hirshfield:

        On a branch
        floating downriver
        a cricket, singing.

More examples of Haiku can be found here.
General Information about poetry can be found here.

Creative writing ideas

• Write a letter to your grandad, mum, best friend, brother telling them how much you love them or what you feel about being quarantined with your family.
• Every day write down one funny thing that happened
• Write a funny joke in a book every day
• Keep a diary
• Write down 5 positive things and 5 annoying things every day
• Write a letter of advice to your older self (or younger self) 

Practice a different writing style: expository (explaining), descriptive, persuasive and narrative. Choose a topic and write about it in a different style.  More information about styles can be found  here.

Learn a different style of handwriting (called calligraphy) here.