Creative Writing Exercises - Leicestershire County Council

These exercises focus:
on different ways of creatively interpreting art and objects. They also make use of collaboration
and sharing.
The exercises reveal the diverse ways people can read paintings and objects.
Hints and tips:
Allow plenty of time for collaboration and discussion to evolve.
The ‘Shared Picture Poem’ could be extended beyond pictures and could include other art
forms, and other kinds of objects. It’s a great exercise for experimenting with different styles/
voices, and can also be used to encourage a new perspective on a well-known object,
by insisting on writing in a certain style.
Both exercises are also suitable to try as warm-ups.
Who?
This is more suited to older children and adults, although it is possible to adapt
for younger children.
Hershey’s, New York, Kevin Holdaway
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