Week 7 Day 1Creative writing – Doors

Have you ever looked at a door and wondered what might be on the other side? Where it might lead?We have been in lockdown and shut behind doors for our own safety and wellbeing. Hopefully all doors will soon be opened and life will return to some normality.Have a look at these magical doors:

Begin with a simple opening:A door is…

This could be a repeating phrase that is revisited through a poem, or just the start of a descriptive paragraph.Let your imagination run wild and write whatever pops into your head. Focus on the words you think up and how they are arranged in your writing.

E.g.

A door is hope, an escape from reality,An escape to happiness,A hidden sanctuary.

A door is a portal to an imaginary world,A passage to the unknown,To journeys unexplored.

Use metaphors and extend with some detail.

E.g.

A door is the eye to another world of mystery and illusion. Whilst it remains shut, I wonder what is hiding behind its solid oak frame. I long to see the hidden treasures held in place. But…once open, my heart skips a beat as I curiously walk through to lands unknown and answers to my any questions.

Happy writing!

Week 7 Day 2Artistic challenge and explanation

In Madeira, local artists transformed dead doors and windows bringing them to life again.Here are a few of them:

Create your own door. Describe what design you have chosen and what it represents.

Week 7 Day 3Idioms

An idiom is a common word or phrase, which means something different from its literal meaning but can be understood because of its popular use, e.g.

1. Using this list of idioms about doors, work out or find out what they mean and fill in the table.

2. When you have completed the list, can you turn your favourite door idiom into a poster? Think about the meaning and how this could be represented through your design.

Week 7 Day 4Performance Poetry

Read the following poem by Miroslav Holub – The Door.

How would you read this aloud?Think about:

Where should you add emphasis?

Where should you pause?

Which lines or words should be loud/soft?

How does silence add to the reading?

Now listen to these 2 recitals of the same poem:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bazJvnuOLMM

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p011kx3r

Decide which reading you prefer and why and jot down your response below:

Now if you had to reread and perform this poem what would you do? Could you add any music or sound effects?

Perform this to an adult and if possible take a video of yourself performing, or an audio.

Week 7 Day 5Write a poem

Using Holub’s poem as inspiration, create your own poem based on what may be through the door.

Here are 3 examples to help with your poem:

1. In the style of Holub – some sentence starters you may like to use:

Go and open the door.Maybe there is a world that is upside down,Maybe there is a sweet treat paradise.Maybe there is a labyrinth of mirrors.

2. Associate the doors with intriguing concepts:

Through the door of hope,I found a key that unlocked the future.

Through the door of hatred,I found a bitter, twisted lie.

3. Link the doors to colours:

Beyond the purple door – Lavender tears trickle down a pallid face.

Beyond the red door – Anger and frustration swell.

Beyond the black door – A rook caws,Shadows silently gather.