Memory-inspired creative writing

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Teachit Author
Memory-inspired creative writing
Main Subject
Key stage
Category
Writing for purpose and audience: Creative writing
Resource type
Complete lesson

A lovely resource building upon the idea of forgotten memories. Students consider how to reflect on past memories via objects, writing descriptively and retrospectively. 

The activities take students step by step through the process of writing, with tasks building up from vocabulary level work, using poetry as inspiration, and includes ideas for support and extension. This could easily be built upon in subsequent lessons with students bringing in photos and objects, by reading the opening chapter of 'The Go-Between' or through playing 'missing object' memory games.

Sample content

  1. For the next step, you need to think of four or five of these memories that you would be happy to focus on in a piece of imaginative writing.
  • Decide which you want to work with and, then, in the table below think about these memories in more detail as well as an object that you might associate with the memory. An example has been done for you.

Memory

Detail

Object

e.g. My 5th birthday

The amazing cake baked by my auntie that everyone was jealous of. Chocolate sponge, rainbow-coloured vanilla icing, sprinkles and five sparkler candles on the top.

A candle from the cake

 

 

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