During the latest Lit Up professional development training for facilitators, activities to develop autobiographical prose and poetry were presented. Participants responded to the very structured tasks in a deeply imaginative way and this impressed me so much, that I thought I’d share the activities here. To create a 10-line poem, respond to the prompts in the centre column by recording your ideas in the third column.
| Line 1 | Your given name | |
| Line 2 | List 4 of your traits | |
| Line 3 | Complete the line | Daughter of/Son of… |
| Line 4 | Lover of… | |
| Line 5 | Who feels… | |
| Line 6 | Who needs… | |
| Line 7 | Who gives… | |
| Line 8 | Who fears… | |
| Line 9 | Who would like… | |
| Line 10 | Resident of… |
Another idea uses free writing where every sentence begins with the words I am… Have a go with these activities and let me know how you get on!
the writer is a lonely hunter 
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