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What can we tell you? Perhaps it’s best to let you see what we do in our department. We are very proud of what the children can produce; below are just a few snippets to give you an idea of the quality and the variety of their work.
A child in ‘1984’ inspired by George Orwell’s ‘1984’
‘Another day, another lie, her day’s assignment came down the tube.’ by Alex 12yrs
Her hands lifted and made the sign of the cross. She looked at the telescreen. The words from her eyes said, ’ I am your slave. Please show me what I want to see.’ by Zoe 12yrs
Miss Havisham inspired by Dickens’ Great Expectations
She sat on a chair like an antique that no one had touched for centuries, which had sighed when the spiders had built their homes, yet done nothing about it, which had slept while the moths nibbled at her yellow dress, yet done nothing about it, which had cried when the claws of sadness had scraped at her heart, yet done nothing about it, although there was nothing to do because her ancient heart which had been young, free and happy had been shattered into thousands of minute pieces, all twice as sad as each other. Natasha 9yrs
The Willow’s Tale inspired by Shakespeare’s Hamlet
- Growing slowly on the slanted brook is me.
- My thin, melancholy leaves departing me.
- She came in innocent madness, which was child like,
- Singing old songs with long garlands of wild flowers
- Adorning her neck…
- Slowly where her body lay to rest among the wet leaves,
- The petals from the garland settled and adorn her pale cheeks,
- She lay,
- Dead.
Elissa 11yrs
‘I need you!’ inspired by John Hegley
- I need you like a model needs a dress
- Or the famous need the press.
- I need you like a blind man needs to see
- And a prisoner needs to be free.
- I need you like a pony needs a stirrup
- And a pancake needs its syrup
- I need you like graveyard needs a church
- I need you like a parrot needs a perch.
- I need you like a bird needs a nest
- I need you like an old man needs a vest
- ...if he goes outside.
- I need you like soup needs a spoon
- I need you like the cow needs the moon
- ...to jump over
- I need you like a dog needs a walk
- I need you like a person needs to talk
- I need you like a bird needs to fly
- I need you like a clown needs a pie,
- ...to throw in your face
- I need you like a cello needs a bow
- I need you like a lawn needs a mow
- ...if it has grown too long.
- I need you like a pen needs ink
- I need you like a murderer needs a wink
- ...to silence its victim.
- I need you like a singer needs their voice
- I need you like a menu needs its choice
- I need you like…
Compiled by 8JF