Welcome to Prologue, our group for 11-13 year olds who love reading and being creative. We meet once a month for a dynamic and exciting workshop.
Every month we take it in turns to choose a book from the HotReads list we've drawn up. You receive a list of creative writing and art/craft projects inspired by the book. Choose whatever you like - for example, writing a newspaper article or speech, making a model or boardgame! Bring your projects along next time we meet to show everybody. Give me a copy and you will receive an email from me containing personal feedback on your work and a mini-tutorial tailored to your needs.
As the group gets older we start to analyse the book - themes, characters, author techniques. The children learn how to make spider diagrams, how to hunt for quotes, how to analyse a piece of text - core skills that they need as they get older. But we never lose sight of the fact that reading is fun!
Oh, and by the way, we take no responsibility whatsoever for children who stay up late because they can't put down a Prologue book :)
The Bookshelf
2010
A Twist of Gold, Michael Morpurgo
Fever Crumb, Phillip Reeve
Ruby Holler, Sharon Creech
Wolf Brother, Michelle Paver
Five Children and It, E. Nesbit
The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien
2011
The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents, Terry Pratchett
Voyage on the Great Titanic, Ellen Emerson White
Goodnight Mister Tom, Michelle Magorian
The Silver Sword, Ian Serraillier
What Katy Did, Susan Coolidge
The Death-Defying Pepper Roux, Geraldine McCaughrean
Prisoner of the Inquisition, Theresa Breslin
The Highwayman, Alfred Noyes
Unhooking the Moon, Gregory Hughes
I Am David, Anne Holm
Recklesss, Cornelia Funke
2012
Skellig, David Almond
Northern Lights, Philip Pullman
Cost: £60 per term (4 workshops)
To book a place or to have a chat, please contact Kate on 01428 712451 or kateferryswainson@gmail.com.
All these courses are available for purchase. Please contact Kate for further details.
