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By Lucy Tirahan This week was entitled 'Imaginative Creations' where the students had free reign on letting their creativity flow through their writing. Particularly this week I was trying to teach them different ways of presenting their writing aside from the usual style of a written story, hence for their starter activity I asked them to write a 'Recipe for a dream' (this was inspired from a Roald Dahl book). Afterwards, I gave the students a writing prompt which was "You turn the key, push the handle and as you open the door you saw..." to which they could respond however they wanted to, this task enabled me to challenge them to try writing in second person as opposed to constantly writing in first.  Recipe for a dream “Quest Dream Recipe”
Manav Ingredients:
Ayesha “Recipe for a good dream” Ingredients:
“A Dream” You will need:
“A recipe for a good dream” Recipe:
“A recipe for a good dream”
 “You turn the key, push the handle and as you open the door you see…” You turn the key, push the handle and as you open the door you see… a large emerald mountain rising as high as you could see. Falling from the tops of the gleaming cliff is an enormous, everlasting waterfall – not like any other. The water that you see is entirely made from dazzling diamond, radiant rubies and shining sapphires. Not only do you see a waterfall, but also pixies living in harmony and living in pleasure. You want to stay forever, but you know you can’t, but at least you may visit whenever you would like to get some extra money!
Manav You turn the key, push the handle and as you open the door you see… A world of Christmas; the world of Santa Bells jingle joyously Santa dances hysterically His belly shaking up and down The elves join the dancing Flying up and down. The aroma of ginger The feeling of being overwhelmed Reindeers pouncing elegantly Whilst fairies hide in their realm! Presents, gifts and luxuries Waiting to be hugged By little girls and boys Who mostly await pugs. You’re swung into the room To take part in the fun For Christmas is here All is well and done! Ayesha You turn the key, push the handle and as you open the door you see… A million creepy spiders scuttling everywhere and a large, brown, grizzly bear combing his luscious hair. A long green snake with a holographic rake and a minute baby crab wolfing down a cake. A giraffe dances in the trees whilst a gorilla examines his knees. A mermaid paints her tail with shimmery dust, a unicorn looks pretty, well, she must. A leprechaun embraces his gold while a dinosaur shrieked “this is getting old!” You shut the door and breathe in and out, you open the door again and give a shout – nobody is there. Ria You turn the key, push the handle and as you open the door you see… The mystery that is me, all clean and pristine, not me at all. Following the trap door, to see, what was beneath, the truth about me. Something wasn’t right: gummy bears and all that, too much of a sweet tooth, it wasn’t nice… One gummy drop sitting on its own, look inside, what will you find? Falling through an endless hole, then you land upon the floor, open the door, there you see, roller-coasters all about me, fun for me, but not for you, thrills around the corner too – now you know me. I’m a mystery, only you will know, along with the journey. Harsimran You turn the key, push the handle and as you open the door you see… You see darkness…nothing but darkness. You peak inside – you’re scared. The darkness turns to light, you smell a rotten smell: you don’t know what it is, but it smells burnt, disgusting! You feel the mould on the walls as you tip toe in! you take a few steps in to find a green, strange alien dancing about like a baboon. Then, over the music that was playing, you hear the alien singing in tune to the music. It is dressed in a girl’s pink polka dot outfit: it was horrible! A thing that you would not like others to see…but you join in anyway! Sanjana you turn the key, push the handle and as you open the door you see… a plain blue sky and woodland creatures come to life. A beautiful land Of sea and sand But what else could there be? You could taste candyfloss lingering To touch your sensitive tongue. You could feel the beak of a cute Little toucan And its orange, yellow and red beak Is as soft as your pillow! Well now this is up to you, To try something new. To twist yourself into an adventure Of your own imagination. Fatima You turn the key, push the handle and as you open the door you see… A silly robot dancing front of the door. He was supposed to be doing work Instead was busting moves on the floor He was driving me berserk! Callum
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By Lucy Tirahan For week five the title was 'Less is More' as the main focus was on six word stories. The students took the challenge and wrote very creative and original stories, it is through this activity that they learned sometimes it is better to have less detail and keep the reader guessing. For a main activity the students had a choice of two options, the activity that the majority chose to write about will be uploaded at a later date. Alternatively, I told the students about Mental Health Day and Callum used this to form a piece based on sadness: he very cleverly presented his piece in the form of the tweet to demonstrate how you can intertwine creative writing with modern day social media. By using the form of a tweet he was also able to reflect the 'Less is More' theme.  Playing, scissors, two pigtails, one pigtail. Egg, cracked, poached, fried, served, breakfast. Pass in corridor, flee school, freedom. Ria Lost, abandoned, isolated. Away from home! Trapped, in danger, scared, forgotten. HELP!!!! Even in silence, there is chaos! Robs banks, gets away, tells everyone Born together, stayed together, died together! Neglected them, they left, we followed Emotion, tragic, dejected, heartbroken, still together Quiet, tranquil, strange. Where am I? Sanjana Get up. Brush teeth go college. Do lesson. Have break. Go home. Jump in bed and close eyes. Film day is the best experience. It's Friday! 'Hi' to Miss Lodge Callum Cluck-cluck, marinated, grilled, served, Nandos! Oesophagus, stomach, intestines, rectum, number 2! Ayesha Partners, best friends, adventure, lovers, tragedy Best friends separated, searching, found, love Game come real, quest, friendship, victory Quest, battle, enemies, turns to friendship Manav By Lucy Tirahan It's amazing to see the club growing and to sit back and looks at pieces which have been created over a month. This week there was one simple task, I asked the students what makes Heston/Cranford, and to formulate their ideas in a poem. I chose this task as the area is often labelled 'deprived' whereas I know the students would have many great things to say about it; it is also testament to the incredible opportunities Heston West Big Local provide for the community.  The Community
Like one big family we look after each other, We treat all like sister and brother. We come together and have some fun, No matter in rain, sleet or even the sun. We are all united even the quiet and vocal, Welcome to our Heston West Big Local. Manav Helping each other, Educating children, Scintillating crowd of locals, Teams of trustworthy folks, Organised great adventures for mankind all around, Network of developers, & Cranford, Rules! Amazing action! Noise, Friends, Or, Rare, Dedicated friends you and I , We work as communities-together! We work as friends-together! We work as a big friendly local area! The big local area! Sanjana Cranford is really awesome: It supports autistic children It helps us learn from mistakes Leading us like a lake Through all the troubles and mistakes Cranford is really cool: It has long fields for us all It has funny teachers and cake Baking fun things for me and you Cakes for our tummy’s too Cranford is really strong: It holds us together like one Its mistakes in the past The future in our grasp It’s a difficulty to say goodbye all the same Harsimran WE ARE ALL UNITED; through times easy or hard With teachers by our side like our bodyguards. WE ARE SOLDIERS and we fight together And we are always united whatever the weather. One of our classmates unfortunately had to depart, But we will stick together like we did from the start. WE ARE ALL EQUAL; we all wear the same outfit every day, Our uniform helps us take pride in what we do and say. They say our school is really bad, But actually, that doesn’t make us sad. We know our school is ‘outstanding’ Do they really think they can knock us down while we are standing? WE ARE BRAVE; we stick up for what is right, We will not go down without a fight. WE ARE CRANFORD; ONE OF THE BEST SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY, SO THINK ABOUT IT BEFORE YOU JUDGE ME. Ria What I love about Heston West Morning to the evening we're the best Walking Football, Creative Writing and clearing up the streets Shooting the film and listening to the beats Trying to get our unique sound With my feet on the ground Brabazon, Harlech and Redwood So many choices it feels so good I look above I see a plane Flying past me they all look the same All our hard working volunteers who are so vocal We thank them all and the Big Local We all try to aim to reach the heights for the Big Local Callum There’s a reason we are a community And I think you’d like to know That behind those gates, there’s children who yearn! We are showered with facilities That maybe no one could dream to have With past experiences to learn from The best we’ve ever had! Now, the super dome is not to be underestimated And our football skills are the best rated And obviously for rugby You may think our skills are really cruddy But you know that doesn’t matter When we win matches you’ll actually shatter! Well, there’s a reason behind this reputation, That we have proudly built. So, after praising the children Make a tribute to the teachers We are Cranford; get ready to be to be bewildered with awe. Ayesha Cranford has a history A long time ago When world war one roamed One hundred years ago A time, a place Outside the gates Chamberlain made his speech One hundred years ago Several years have gone Everything has changed And now we are united Together as a community! Fatima Cutting edge technology only for the best school around Research to be found Astonishing students New and old Focus is the key to all students’ success Only the greatest accepted Ready to tackle all challenges to be faced Destined for greatness M Vivek |
MEET LUCY
Our Creative Writing Teacher I'm a student in year 12
who is passionate about writing and hopes to become successful in the industry when I'm older. I am lucky to have been provided with many opportunities throughout school to explore this skill and take it further. Writing is often seen as an unstable career but many people have inspired me to stay committed to something I love and to keep my drive, purely because it is with drive and dedication that you can overcome what is deemed impossible. I wanted to do something which would inspire younger years to take up creative writing, as I truly believe it is an art that can help you develop many skills and force you to think outside the ordinary. I also believe that younger people have not been provided with a sufficient platform to make themselves heard, this blog is an alternative platform. I now run a creative writing club with Heston West Big Local once a week where I work with students aged 11-14 on creative writing pieces. They are all incredibly talented and each individual manages to write from a unique perspective. Each week we will upload their work, I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoy working with them. Archives
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