Free Writing

1. Free Writing Developing a story voice Unblocking our ‘writing selves’

2. The Unicorn • The wife woke up and looked out of the window. • Describe the wife

3. She saw a unicorn • Eating a lily in the garden • Describe the garden

4. She woke up her husband • And told him there was a unicorn in the garden eating a lily. • He said, ‘Don’t be silly, there can’t be; the unicorn is a mythical beast.’ • Describe the husband

5. The wife went down … • To take a closer look at the unicorn, but it had gone. She down on a bench near the roses and went to sleep. • She had a dream. • What did she dream?

6. The husband… • Rang a psychiatrist and the police. He told them that his wife was going mad. • He asked them to come quickly with a straitjacket. • Describe the psychiatrist

7. He told the psychiatrist, • ‘My wife said she saw a unicorn in the garden eating a lily.’ • The psychiatrist asked, ‘Did you see the unicorn in the garden eating lily?’ • ‘Of course not. The unicorn is a mythical beast!’ • Finish the story

8. Optional activities • Students illustrate the stories and then display them • Pin all the stories up around the room • Students tape the stories, not write • Students correct each others speaking/writing • Finish with questions, comments …