Whilst schools are closed, we’re working on sharing materials and resources to help students make the most of their time indoors.
Today, I’m sharing a set of 6 Creative Writing Prompts that are ideal for helping your child to improve their writing.
These title-based prompts are great for helping students to write stories based on topics or titles that could potentially come up in the exam.
However, if your child isn’t preparing for the 11+, don’t fret, you can still use them. Feel free to encourage your child to write stories that are imaginative, engaging and fun.
What Examiners Are Looking For
Teachers and examiners pay attention to four specific things when marking creative writing compositions. I call these things SOCs (and yes, I’m proud to say I made that acronym up myself :)
Read on to learn what SOCs stands for:
Structure
Has your child laid out their work correctly using paragraphs?
Do their sentences flow?
Do they use fronted adverbials to transition between sentences?
Originality
Is your child’s composition original?
Do they demonstrate the ability to use language creatively?
Creativity
Does your child have creative thoughts and ideas?
Can they convey these ideas clearly without confusing the reader?
Can your child include twists and turns whilst still making the story interesting and easy to follow?
SPAG (Spelling, punctuation and grammar)
Has your child read through their work carefully to prevent and reduce SPAG mistakes?
The acronym (SOCs) helps students to remember how to score higher marks in a way that’s really easy. Plus, who doesn’t love acronyms? I’m obsessed with them and I’m proud to be able to say I completely made SOCs up :)