Introduction
The Task
Writing Styles
Writing Tips
Assessment
The Stories:
Good Advice...
The Free Radio
The Prophet's Hair
Yorick
Ruby Slippers
Columbus...
Harmony of Spheres
Chekov and Zulu
The Courter
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Introduction
Students will read the East, West collection of short stories by Salman Rushdie, using the stories as inspiration and potential models for their own writing. They will engage with the stories in a variety of ways in class and via the activities and questions on the associated website. The focus of the activities will be on experimenting with different forms of writing, learning specific techniques that can help bring writing to life and editing work for clarity and impact. Students will ultimately submit two connected pieces of their own writing that draw on the work they have done in the unit for assessment. The aim is for students to consolidate their understanding of the short story form and develop their writing and editing skills. A written explanation of decisions about form, purpose, language, audience and context must accompany each text.
East West: a reading and creative writing unit developed by Ross Barham, Amanda Carroll, Blair Mahoney, and G. Marotous.
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