Creative writing - speeches on survival - what advice would Harry Potter give a group of students?

Reason For Learning

To experiment with creative writing styles

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Students will begin planning to write a speech based on the survival experiences of key characters from either Mao's Last Dancer or Touching The Void OR a text you have enjoyed.

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    ACELT1637 Level 9

    Investigate and experiment with the use and effect of extended metaphor, metonymy, allegory, icons, myths and symbolism in texts, for example poetry, short films, graphic novels, and plays on similar themes

    ACELT1644 Level 10

    Create imaginative texts that make relevant thematic and intertextual connections with other texts

    ACELY1739 Level 9

    Analyse how the construction and interpretation of texts, including media texts, can be influenced by cultural perspectives and other texts