Students write their own story about a door into a magical world, following a series of ideas and prompts.
Could be used during the study of the novel Northern Lights by Phillip Pullman or as a stand-alone lesson. Includes helpful teacher notes with a list of novels that use the door/portal plot device.
The writing task
3. Write a story where you imagine that you (or a character) have found a hidden door into a magical world. This could be the world of Northern Lights or a world of your own imagining. You could use the images from the last activity as inspiration. - Describe the room or place in the ‘real’ world in detail before moving on to describe the hidden door or portal.
- Then describe your journey through the door and the world that you find on the other side.
- Then continue the story …