Our last meeting had a theme of Birds, and I swooped on you as soon as you arrived and challenged you to create an alphabetical list of birds. Well done Peter for getting all of them except the X – although there is one, actually: the xenops, a rainforest bird.
Next, I asked you to choose a particular bird, and we spent a few minutes focusing on how our birds moved, sounded etc. and writing useful vocabulary words and phrases which could migrate into our pieces of writing. Then I egged you on to write about a person who reminded you of that bird.
And there was I, wondering if it would be too difficult! I must have been raven mad. You didn’t get into a flap, but all flew into action and hatched some interesting descriptive writing.
Well, Christmas is fast approaching and we are feeling festive! So after our meetup for friendly drinks at Yelfs (Tue 11th December, 7pm), our next Island Writers group session (on 18th December) will have a Christmas theme, with some yummy Christmas nibbles and Christmassy writing activities – feel free to turn up in an ugly Christmas sweater, silly tinsel earrings and elf hat if you get the urge!
Our assignment for next time is to create a piece of writing which includes a robin.
It can be poetry or prose, any length, or can be included in a longer project such as a novel or blog. Lucy’s already done hers – take a look!
As always, it’s optional, but if you haven’t completed your assignment yet, you might find this list of facts about robins useful.
See you on Tuesday 18th December at Ryde Library, 7pm-9pm.
PLEASE NOTE:
After Christmas, our next meeting will be on Tue 15 January 2019 – there will be NO MEETING ON NEW YEAR’S DAY.