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Key stage 3

Activities suitable for Years 7-9

Explore the Raven Treasure Box with Sita Brahmachari and Natalie Sirett 

Posted on 21 August 202228 September 2022
  • Community
  • Creative writing
  • Festival
  • Key stage 3
  • Nature

Writing Resistance with Nikita Gill and Nic Stone

Posted on 19 August 202017 September 2020
Fight against social injustice with SLAM! and Dear Justyce
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Celebrating Difference
  • Creative writing
  • Festival
  • Key stage 3
  • Key stage 4
  • Senior phase

Delving Into Dark Themes with Liz Hyder

Posted on 19 August 202017 September 2020
Explore life in the mines with Bearmouth
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Creative writing
  • Festival
  • Key stage 3
  • Key stage 4
  • Senior phase

Which Witch?

Posted on 29 October 201925 November 2019
Get thinking about how witches have been written about throughout history, who’s written about them and why.
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Gender
  • History
  • Key stage 3
  • Reading

Finding Your Place in the World

Posted on 15 October 201916 October 2019
American author and king of cool Kwame Alexander shares his top tips for building confidence in young people
  • 2nd level
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Authors
  • Creative writing
  • Edinburgh
  • Growing up
  • Key stage 3
  • Reading
  • Senior phase

Being a Teenage Girl with Marawa Ibrahim

Posted on 15 April 201915 April 2019
The Girl Guide author Marawa Ibrahim gets you thinking about some of the issues which may affect you as you go through your teens
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Authors
  • Growing up
  • Key stage 3

Creating Zines with Claire Askew

Posted on 19 February 201920 February 2019
A step-by-step guide to making your own zines
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Current affairs
  • Growing up
  • Key stage 3

I Come From: Writing Identity with Juno Dawson

Posted on 4 February 20194 February 2019
Author Juno Dawson leads you through a quick and easy writing exercise
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Authors
  • Creative writing
  • Key stage 3
  • Senior phase

Thrilling Themes with Sarah Mussi and Nikesh Shukla

Posted on 18 December 201818 December 2018
Start discussions in the classroom around freedom, society and politics
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Authors
  • Creative writing
  • Key stage 3

Fighting for the Future with Hayley Barker and Mary Watson

Posted on 5 December 20185 December 2018
Hear from two authors of dark and action-packed novels and then get writing your own pieces merging current concerns and fantasy elements
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Authors
  • Current affairs
  • Freedom
  • Key stage 3

Creepy Tales with Helena Duggan & Christopher Edge

Posted on 29 October 201815 November 2018
Get telling your own scary stories inspired by two wonderful authors' creepy tales
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Authors
  • Key stage 3
  • Storytelling

Dystopian Dramas with Julie Bertagna & William Sutcliffe

Posted on 15 June 201816 November 2018
Authors Julie Bertagna and William Sutcliffe get to grips with the issues in their YA dystopian novels
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Authors
  • Creative writing
  • Key stage 3

Opening Up Picture Books for arts and illustration students

Posted on 16 January 201816 January 2018
An insight into the process of writing and illustrating a children’s picture book
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Authors
  • Illustration
  • Key stage 3
  • Picture books

Historical Fictions with Theresa Breslin & Caroline Leech

Posted on 5 December 201711 December 2017
Authors Theresa Breslin & Caroline Leech share their top tips for creating historical fiction
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Authors
  • Creative writing
  • History
  • Key stage 3

Exploring Robert Louis Stevenson’s Edinburgh with LitLong

Posted on 23 November 201715 March 2021
Explore the works of Robert Louis Stevenson through a unique literary map of Edinburgh
  • 2nd level
  • Creative writing
  • Edinburgh
  • Key stage 3
  • Reading
  • SQA Set Texts/Authors

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