Martian Sends A Postcard Home Creative Descriptive Writing Poetry Middle School

Description

Get your students writing texts that are engaging and enjoyable to read! This highly-successful lesson focuses on guiding students to write fresh and original descriptions that will engage readers’ curiosity and capture their imaginations. Make sure you share this goal with your learners!

From a reading of this popular poem by Craig Raine, students use his striking and unusual descriptions to create their own well-crafted paragraphs.

This lesson was originally created to prepare students for the imaginative / creative writing section of the IGCSE exam, but it can be used to inspire writing that jumps off the page at any level.

I have personally used this from Grade 6 to 12 with great results every time. You don’t have to take my word for it – see the example of Grade 6 student writing in the preview above to see how original it is! As students submit their writing after this lesson, I actually look forward to seeing how shifting their perspective allows them to create truly different, engaging writing.

The resource includes:

– full teaching notes

– a copy of the poem

– an accompanying set of slides (in PDF form)

-an accompanying set of slides (in PPT form)

– an accompanying set of slides (in PPT form)Drive form)

– ‘Taboo’ type game instructions and materials to get students thinking out of the box (a mental ‘warm up’ for writing)

– 5 examples of original, imaginative writing inspired by this lesson (from my students)

– my ongoing support!

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Image credit: Laura Faraci of The Noun Project

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