Higher Weekly Task— Wednesday 6th May
Hi Folks. Folio Development— Final Piece 1300 words.
While we are away from school we would like you to try and start developing a creative Folio piece.
Please have a look at some of the writing prompts below. Pick one example and write descriptively in anyway you chose on the im-
age you see.
Do not try and write too much action or time lapse; try and create a picture in the head of the reader. Transport the reader to the
scene; tell the reader all you can about your character. You can do this by writing detailed descriptions of everything that you can
see, hear, touch, taste, smell.
As you develop your ideas you can send your teacher drafts of your work.
You may by now have written a cracking opening for your story. Try and develop the middle section this week. Think carefully about
character. Is there an important development moment in the story that needs to occur? If you feel you want to write more...go for
it!
Enjoy!
Task
Imagine you are stood facing the huts.
Write a description of your surroundings.
Use these language features:
Simile Personification Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia Alliteration
Include the five senses:
Touch Taste Sight
Sound Smell
Banned words:
Blue Green Red
White Grey
Task
You are stood in the middle of this scene.
Write a description of your surroundings.
Include the five senses:
Touch Taste Smell
Sight Sound
Banned words:
• Pink
• Yellow
• Blue
• Purple
• Green
Task
Write the beginning of a story inspired
by this picture.
Use these language features:
• Metaphor
• Simile
• Personification
• Repetition
• Onomatopoeia
Include the five senses:
Touch Taste Sound
Sight Smell
Task
Write a description as if you were stood in front of
this bird.
Banned words:
• Blue
• Yellow
• Black
• Feathers
Use these language features:
• Metaphor
• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Oxymoron
Task:
Write a description of this person.
Include the five senses:
• Touch
• Taste
• Sight
• Sound
• Smell
Things to consider:
• Who is he?
• Is he happy or sad?
• What has his life been like up to now?
Task:
Write a description of this person.
Include the five senses:
• Touch
• Taste
• Sight
• Sound
• Smell
Things to consider:
• Who is she?
• Why does she seem happy?
• What has his life been like up to now?
Task:
Write a story inspired by this picture.
Include the five senses:
Touch Taste Sight
Sound Smell
Include these language features:
Hyperbole Metaphor Sibilance
Personification Simile
Starting sentence:
When people say your life can feel like
it has been turned upside down, I
didn’t realise it could literally happen!
Task:
Write a story inspired by this picture.
Use these language features:
• Hyperbole
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Oxymoron
Use these structural features:
• Flashback
• Foreshadowing
Task
Write a story inspired by this picture.
Prompt Questions
• Who is the person?
• Why does the person require a cane?
• Why is the person taking a photograph?
Starting sentence:
As he took one last look at the empire he had built,
sorrow filled his heart.
Use these language features:
Metaphor Simile Hyperbole
Juxtaposition Rhetorical question
Option 1:
You are the person in the bag.
How did you come to be there?
Option 2:
You are the person holding the bag.
Why have you captured a human?
You must:
• Write in the first person narrative.
• Write at least four paragraphs.
• Include four different language features.
• Introduce a third character.
Task:
Write a story inspired by this picture.
Use these language features:
• Hyperbole
• Metaphor
• Simile
• Alliteration
Starting sentence:
Today was going to be the day he took control of the
world.
Task:
Write a story inspired by the picture.
Starting sentence:
I promised them I wouldn’t lose control again. But here I
am, sat in front of the results and with a lot of explaining
to do.
You must include:
• Question marks
• Exclamation marks
• Simple, compound and complex sentences
When you are finished:
Go through your writing and identify all of the language
features you have used.
Task
Write a version of Little Red
Riding Hood from the wolf’s
perspective.
Tip:
Familiarise yourself with the
original story of Little Red
Riding Hood.
Include the five senses:
Touch Taste Sight
Sound Smell
Tip:
You may wish to make the wolf
evil or you may wish to portray
the wolf as a misunderstood
creature.
Option 1:
Write a story where inspired by the picture.
Option 2:
You are stood in the room shown in the picture.
Write a description of your surroundings.
Include the five senses:
• Touch
• Taste
• Sound
• Sight
• Smell
Write about a world where the
sea creatures became the
most dominant living thing on
the planet.
Would they respect humans?
Would they punish humans for the
ways we have treated the oceans?
What would life be like if all
animals were physically larger
than humans?
What would like be like if all
animals were more intelligent
than humans?
Would some animals still be
domesticated?
Would humans become the
pets?
Step One:
Write down the title of your favourite book.
If you cannot choose a favourite, write down the
title of the book you last read.
Step Two:
You have woken up in the world in which your book
is set.
Write a story based on your experiences of being in
this world.
Tip:
You can choose to either wake up as yourself or you
can choose to wake up as a character from your
chosen book.
Tip:
Think about possible dangers you may encounter.
Are there any steps you could take to change the
ending of the original story?
Option 1:
The year is 2099. Robots have established
dominance over Earth.
Write about what life is like under robot control.
Option 2:
People are becoming lazy thanks to advancements in
technology.
Discuss whether you agree or disagree with this
statement.
Option 1:
You are a zoo animal who has never known life in the wild.
Write a diary entry.
Option 2:
Zoos should be banned. All animals should be wild.
Discuss whether you agree or disagree with this statement.
Task:
If you could wish for three things, what would you wish
for and why?
You must:
• Write at least three paragraphs.
• Include a question mark and an exclamation mark.
Include these language features:
• Direct address
• Alliteration
• Simile
Task:
We not taking the issue of plastic waste in oceans serious enough. Not enough is being done to tackle this
growing problem.
Discuss whether you agree or disagree with this statement.
Task:
Write about the most beautiful person you
know.
This person could either be someone you
know or someone you know of.
Something to consider:
Beauty does not always have to be a physical
thing.
The person you are thinking of may be
beautiful on the inside, on the outside or both.
Things to write about:
• Who is the person?
• What makes them beautiful?
• Why do you consider them to be the most
beautiful person?
Task:
What is your favourite time of year and why?
This may be a season, a religious holiday or just a particular month you enjoy.
Task:
If you could have any one superpower, what would it be?
Provide at least three reasons for your choice.