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Scran Training PowerPoint 10

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Writers

Writers

Poetry – Audio and Video Clips

Putting Literature in Context

Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s Sunset Song – The theme of wartime deforestation destroying the natural, seasonal cycle of rural life in Scotland

Putting Literature in Context

Images to illustrate Poetry from World War One

Putting Literature in Context

Bernard’s MacLaverty’s “Cal” – conflict in Northern Ireland

Discussion Topics

Discussion Topics

Informational / Discursive Writing Topics

Informational / Discursive Writing Topics

Creative Writing Stimulus - Character

Creative Writing Stimulus - Setting

Creative Writing Stimulus - Atmosphere

Creative Writing Stimulus - Plotting

Next Steps

You’ll find more PowerPoint presentations on Scran covering:

• Getting Started on Scran (Scran Training PowerPoint 1)

• Using “My Stuff” (Scran Training PowerPoint 2)

• Creating with Scran (Scran Training PowerPoint 3)