Author Anthony Horowitz introduces English Literature and Language clips from the 鶹Լ archive featuring famous faces including Stephen Fry, Kate Humble and Griff Rhys Jones.
Themes include:
- Creative and narrative writing
- Poetry
- Reading 19th Century prose
- Preparing and Drafting
These clips are from the 鶹Լ series, Curriculum Collections.
Suitable for: KS3 and KS4 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 3rd and 4th Level in Scotland.
Comedy and tragedy in Great Expectations. video
Tony Jordan investigates Charles Dickens’ life during the writing of Great Expectations.
Music in performance poetry. video
Anthony Horowitz introduces the work of Kae Tempest to consider the musical quality of poetry.
What is the power of poetry? video
Griff Rhys Jones on why poetry is powerful and how it differs from other forms of writing.
What inspires a writer? video
Anthony Horowitz discusses writing the Sherlock Holmes novels and shares his top tips for writing.
Comic strips and graphic novels. video
David Almond and Eoin Colfer explore flexibility of form in contemporary narrative writing.
What makes travel writing engaging? video
Kate Humble offers detailed practical advice for ways to make travel writing engaging.
What makes good story writing? video
Jamila Gavin, Keith Gray, Jacqueline Wilson, David Almond and Malorie Blackman share their writing secrets, giving consideration to where they find their inspiration, what their writing triggers are, and how they get writing started.
How did Arthur Conan Doyle create the character of Sherlock Holmes? video
Andrew Marr investigates the real-life inspiration for the character of Sherlock Holmes.
Where next?
How to write. collection
A series of short films where leading writers share their creative writing secrets.
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