The  short  stories selected for the third YEWS Creative Writing Contest in Aubenas - France are:

OVER HAPPINESS 

by Elena Lefons (2 A TL)and 

Piergiacomo Cirfera(3 A TL)

and

THE DREAM AND THE SEA 

by Giulio Scordari (4 ALS)

 CONGRATULATIONS!

The writers of the two selected short stories can partecipate in the meeting in France

SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL THE STUDENTS WHO WROTE SHORT STORIES inspired by sculptures!

Creative writing in the classroom

English teacher, Alan Gillespie, shares his advice and resources on how to teach creative writing...
To read the article on the Guardian website

CLICK HERE 

BE INSPIRED BY SCULPTURE!

It's time to write new short stories for the 3rd Creative Writing Contest 

Look at the twelve sculpture selected by 

Bulgaria, France, Italy and Turkey.
they are:

 Turkish Sculpture 1 - BAKER'S APPRENTICE BOY, by Serkan Özkaya

 Turkish Sculpture 2 - BALLERINAS, by Metin Yurdanur

Turkish Sculpture 3 - FISHERMAN, by Ahmet Elbi

 Bulgarian Sculpture 1- Monument of Benefactors, by Georgi Chapkanov
 

 Bulgarian Sculpture 2 - The Mother, by Ivan Lazarov

 Bulgarian Sculpture 3 - Slaveikovi - The Father and the Son,
by Georgi Chapkanov 

 French Sculpture 1 - The Cry, by Auguste Rodin

 French Sculpture 2 - The Quarantine, by Marc Petit

 French Sculpture 3 - Bronze Waltz, by Camille Claudel

Italian Sculpture 1 - Cupid and Pscyche, by Antonio Canova

 Italian Sculpture 2 - The Three Graces, by Antonio Canova

 Italian Sculpture 3 - Mosè by Michelangelo 

choose one and ........

BE INSPIRED!

in 
THE BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE 
you will find more information about them

Short stories selected by the Italian students for the meeting in Balikesir-Turkey

The Two Italian Short Stories selected for the second YEWS Creative Writing Contest, in Balikesir, are:

THE CARILLON 

 by Federica Quarta (III AM) 

and Andea Fiesole (III A TL)

THOMAS' BLUE EYES 

by Giulio Scordari (IV A LS)

CONGRATULATIONS!

Thanks to all the Italian students who wrote short stories for the contest. 

Other short stories written by students involved in the project are:

BE INSPIRED BY PHOTOS

It's time to write new short stories for the 

2nd Creative Writing Contest 

Look at the twelve photos selected by 

Bulgaria, France, Italy and Turkey, they are in 
THE BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE 
choose one photo and ........

BE INSPIRED!

The Bulgarian teacher Vera Bebova suggested some sentences about writing a short story based on a picture. 

You will find them in the

CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP

 

THE SELECTED PHOTOS

2nd Creative Writing Session.

 The Italian students have selected three photos by Italian photographers 

Here they are:

PAOLO SIMONAZZI

   

MATTEO SETZU

FERDINANDO SCIANNA

To see the photos selected by our partners and to read information about photographers 

CLICK HERE

Short stories selected by the Italian students

The two short stories selected for the first Creative Writing Contest are :

MATER MORBI by Diego Lezzi class 2B M
 A STAR IS ALWAYS ALONE BECAUSE HE THINKS ONLY OF SHINING by Andrea Fiesole class 2A TL

 Congratulations!

 Other short stories written by students involved in the project are:
The Legend of the Kiss by Matteo Iuliano and Francesco Morbidelli  class 1A TL
Story of a Kiss  by Giulio Colì and Piergiacomo Cirfera  class 2A TL
The Puppeteer  by Francesco Annese class 2 BM
A Question of Self-esteem  by Simone Quarta class 2 BM
Journey of a Drunk at Dinner by Mattia De Virgiliis class 5A TL 

 Well Done, Guys!

Criteria of Selection

The best two short stories will be selected by you and your teachers according to the
PLOT( Is the plot involving and interesting ? Is it original?)

CHARACTERS (Are the characters well-portrayed?)

SETTING  (Is the timing clearly established? Are the places described in detail)

BEGINNING (Does the beginning arouse curiosity? Is it original?)

ENDING (Is the ending consistent with the unfolding of the plot? Does it convey a message? Is it original?)

LANGUAGE USE AND STYLE (Does the text follow the rules of English grammar? Is the form correct and the syntax simple? Is the vocabulary varied ? Is the style effective?)

You have to send your stories to your teachers'email and when you type them, please follow these rules:
Font Arial
Size 12 
Format  Justified
Margin 2.5 
Line space 1.5
Lines per page 30
Maximum page number 4
Page numbering bottom center

The two selected short stories will take part in the 

CREATIVE WRITING CONTEST 

which will be held in our school during the 

International Comenius Meeting 

(10th-15th April 2013)

 

 GOOD LUCK!

What is Plot?

What is plot in a short story? It is the series of events that make up the story, in which there is a beginning, middle, and end.
A  plot is what happens in the story. Something has to move, to change. This change could be:

• A physical event (a serial killer is killing young girls -CHANGE- police arrest the killer).

• A decision (character wants to become a doctor  like his father-CHANGE-character decides to be a ballet dancer).

• A change in a relationship ( They hate each other-CHANGE-They fall in love)

• A change in a person (character is a selfish jerk. -CHANGE- character has learned to be less of a selfish jerk.)

• A change in the reader's understanding of a situation. (character appears to be a thief.-CHANGE- The reader realizes that character is actually innocent and made a false confession.)

This change could even be the realization that nothing will ever change. (your character dreams of escaping her small town -CHANGE- her dream escape is shown to be an hopeless.) 

Short Stories Writing Contest

To the attention of the students involved in the project

The short stories writing contest is open!
You have to choose one of the paintings published in the Book of Knowledge blog, read the documents posted in the Creative Writing Workshop  and......now

1. Find a painting that stimulates or excites your imagination. 

2. Look at it carefully for more or less 5 minutes. 

3. Start to write about the picture. Think about the scenery, the people in the painting (who are they, what are they doing, why? How did they get there, where are they going? Describe them. Why do they wear those clothes ( that shirt, that necklace, those glasses, or what else…)? Do those dirty shoes (or new shoes, new hat, etc.) mean something special to them? What are their names? What are they frowning/smiling at? 

4. Don't stop to think, but let the words flow out of you. It doesn't matter what you write at this stage, the idea is just to write. Don't wait until you know what you are going to say about a picture. Look at the picture closely, mentally note the smallest details, then write, write, write. Don't be afraid to start while your mind is still blank - it is the act of writing that generates ideas, not the other way around. 

5. Usually after about 15 minutes you will find ideas and thoughts coming out that you didn't know you had. 

This is the magic starting to work. Don't stop. 

Carry on and enjoy!

Italian Paintings

These are the Italian Paintings selected by the students involved in the project. You will find information about them and about the 

Bulgarian Paintings 

 French Paintings

 Turkish Paintings

in 
THE BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE

Five good reasons to write

Writing is a conversation with yourself, with your future reader. It is a way to show your personal vision of the world. You can also create characters who come alive in your imagination or you can try on different lives, become a different person for a while, transport yourself to another place or time. Your writing can move people, make them feel intense emotions. 

So write......

to express yourself

to entertain yourself

to keep yourself company

to live other lives

to touch other people