Writing - How to write English texts. Creative Writing Prompts Part One [1-50] The greatest creative writing activity ever. UPDATE: This post was awarded the British Council’s Teaching English blog award for February, 2013. Thanks to all those who voted for my work, you’re awesome. This post is a response to a question posed on the British Council’s Teaching English page on Facebook: ‘Have you got a favourite lesson plan or class activity that you come back to and use again and again?
What does it consist of? What makes it work?’ Ok, let me dive straight into it. First, I’ll describe the activity, and then I’ll tell you why it’s great. 1. How long have you been on the planet? 2. You are going to write a paragraph that tells a story.Your paragraph will be a response to these questions.Any sentence you write is OK, but you must follow the sequence of questions.You can ask me for help while you are writing. 3. What kind of language might we use to answer the first question? 4. Twenty minutes is long enough for most to finish. 5. Why does this work so well? 1. ‘When did you arrive on the planet?’ Passive structures 2. Word Tamer. Writing Lesson of the Month Network - ...sharing thoughtful, mentor text-inspired lessons your students will love! Creative writing prompts . com ideas for writers.