BBC: Five Minutes With: Michael Morpurgo

"Author of War Horse and former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo talks to Matthew Stadlen about the importance of reading to children, how he got started as a writer, his friendship with former Poet Laureate Ted Hughes and the success of War Horse on the stage and screen."

Follow the link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16006712

'Words We Don't Say'

A list of words and phrases that former editor of New York Magazine, Kurt Anderson, refused to let his writers and editors use or say:

"Dear People of the World,

I don't mean to sound slutty but please use me whenever you want.

Sincerely,

Grammar"

- Lisa Krowinski

#writewell - Week Six

Focus: Seminar: Being critical

Objectives:

• To understand the criteria for achieving an A*
• To develop your critical skills as a writer

On your blog this week:

• Re-write somebody else's News Report.

#writewell - Week Five

No session this week. Please use this time to catch up with your blogging.

You should have completed the following posts:

1. 250-350 words about an object that has significant meaning to you
2. How is love presented in the poem Havisham? Respond to this as the speaker of the poem and make reference to a specific quote from the text or write a poem emulating the style of Carol Ann Duffy, using the extract from Sense and Sensibility as your stimulus.
3. Write a post reflecting on the feedback you received in your tutorial
4. Select a piece of your own writing, either from your blog or from a lesson/homework and re-write it based on your targets.
5. Write up your news report, taking note of the criticisms made by the editor
6. You also should be commenting on each others posts, if this is something you haven't done yet, then please do.