'Door into a magical world' creative writing task

Last updated: 15/11/2023
'Door into a magical world' creative writing task
Main Subject
Key stage
Category
Writing for purpose and audience: Creative writing
Resource type
Student activity
Author
Philip Pullman
Title
Northern Lights

Creative writing task where students write their own story about a door into a magical world. Could be used during the study of Philip Pullman’s The Northern Lights but also suitable as a stand-alone lesson. Includes helpful teacher notes with a list of other novels that use this device. 

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I used it with my Year 10 class and encouraged them to be as imaginative as possible. I wnated to see lots of descriptions and thenuse of figurative language in their finished task. I did not want it if possible, to be the typical 'save the world' drama that so many adolescents think is cool.

Peter Berger

01/07/2021

5

27/06/2021

The children in my class loved this activity - once they started thinking about the portal stories they read, they had plenty of ideas!

faye wakeling

23/11/2020

5

14/04/2020

I used it with my Year 10 class and encouraged them to be as imaginative as possible. I wnated to see lots of descriptions and thenuse of figurative language in their finished task. I did not want it if possible, to be the typical 'save the world' drama that so many adolescents think is cool.

Peter Berger

01/07/2021

5

27/06/2021

The children in my class loved this activity - once they started thinking about the portal stories they read, they had plenty of ideas!

faye wakeling

23/11/2020

5

14/04/2020

5

14/04/2020

5

17/02/2020

5

04/11/2019

5

11/10/2019

My home educated daughter loved this activity and it inspired her to create two fantastic pieces of creative writing. Great resource, thank you.

Amanda Hoynes

23/09/2019

5

31/08/2019