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Strengthen Your Thinking - Autumn Leaves - Creative Writing
- Doodling
- Make Marks to Music Video Guide
- Make Marks to Music - Drawing
- Stitch Doodles on Fabric
- Stitch a Bird on Paper
- Stitching Guides
- Free Writing
- Word Association
- Flower Acrostic Poems
- Sculpted Poetry and Triolets - Creative Writing
- Haiku - Creative Writing
- Autumn Leaves - Creative Writing
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"I didn’t think I knew anything about art or writing, but after doing the ‘Autumn Leaves’ activity I realise it doesn’t matter – I can still have an opinion based on what I see and like."
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Autumn Leaves 1856 Sir John Everett Millais 1829-1896, Oil on canvas
Image © Manchester City Galleries
Explore the seasons and your imagination with these art and poetry appreciation activities.
Discover how to use artwork as an inspiration for your creative writing.
Build confidence in your writing skills by giving your brain a welcomed workout as you develop simple descriptive words to a short poem or piece of writing.
Wellbeing benefits:Think clearly |
Examples of how this activity can help me:
I want to be more confident in my opinions.
Length:
This activity has been split into two parts. Timings given are guidelines.
Part 1 – Art appreciation and 3-line poem: 20 minutes
Part 2 – Poetry appreciation and short poem or piece of writing: 30-40 minutes
Who can I do this activity with?
On my own, with someone else, or in a group and share with others.
Where can I do this activity?
Online using our Virtual Gallery or do this activity using an image of your choice which depicts autumn.
How often can I do this activity?
Do every autumn.
Try doing creative writing using other seasons, following the step-by-step guide and inserting another season in the place of spring.
What do I need?
- Pen
- Paper
- Access to a computer and internet to see our Virtual Gallery
Did you know?
When starting to write a poem, having rules to stick to can be helpful in shaping our thoughts into a poem. Working with constraints can help build upon our problem solving skills.
"We really enjoyed doing this as a group - discussing and sharing our thoughts and writing."
