A guide to personal writing

This resource will help you introduce and explore personal writing to young people. The aim of the resource is to:

• Introduce to personal writing
• Build confidence in writing from experience
• Help young people to add detail to their writing and find their unique voice.

The activities in the resource include:

• Exploring examples of personal writing
• Quick prompts for starting creative writing
• Using objects as a stimulus for writing
• Using memories as a stimulus for writing
• Using the senses to add detail
• Writing from different narrative viewpoints
• Writing dialogue