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23rd February 2021 By

Using artefacts to make writing exciting!

Anatomical figure
William Shakespeare doll
Viking shield
Metal mask
Lambton Worm painting
Dinosaur fossil
Man with doll astronaut

A series of nine short film clips by Durham Learning Resources, presented by children’s author Adam Bushnell, on a range of artefacts available for schools and other educational settings to use.  Each clip focuses on one artefact in particular, and presents ideas and inspiration for creative writing projects. Each clip is between four and six minutes long.

Introduction: Using artefacts to make writing exciting!

Norman Weapons:  Imagine you are a Norman Knight and design your own Norman Kite shield

African Djembe drum:  Find out how a Djembe drum was used for storytelling in African culture and create your own Anansi the Spider story

Sutton Hoo helmet:  Create your own Anglo Saxon hero and imagine who they would have battled to be rewarded with treasure such as the Sutton Hoo helmet.

William Shakespeare:  Find out how William Shakespeare inspired rap, and learn how to rap your own version of a famous Shakespeare speech.

Astronaut:  Design your own spacesuit to explore space

Lambton Worm painting: Discover local legends and create your own folklore tales

Anatomical figures:  Create spooky ghost stories with science anatomical figures

Dinosaurs:  Design and describe your own dinosaur using nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs

Vikings:  Discover how to write and perform your own Viking boast!

After purchase, you will receive a link by email that will enable you to stream the film clips.  Please allow one working day to receive the link.

£50

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