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Educational film series

Just Write

Presented by popular writer Michael Rosen, the programmes complement Write Away!, covering a wide range of writing styles. Aspiring young writers are given the chance to try their hand at creating real writing for high profile outlets, with published outcomes. Curriculum Connections · Writing across a range of genres · Essential writing skills · Factual and imaginative writing · Journalistic writing · Performance poetry Features · The DVD gives examples of writing for comedy scripts, news reports and brochures · Using film in the classroom will help you to improve results · 10 x 15 min.

Titles in this series

15 films

2000 · 15m

Alternative Endings

This week's challenge is to write an alternative ending for a story based on Nottingham and it's castle…

2000 · 15m

Campaign Brochure

This program focuses on persuasive writing. This week's Just Write challenge is to write a campaign brochure for…

2000 · 15m

Comedy Script

This week's Just Write challenge is to write a comedy sketch good enough to be preformed in front…

2000 · 15m

Ghost Story

This week's Just Write challenge is to write a short story to be published in Young Writer Magazine.…

2000 · 15m

Internet Review

This program examines how to write a review. This week's Just Write challenge is to write a review…

2000 · 30m

Just Write I

Radio Report and Newspaper Article. Teacher's Guide and Activity Book included. 2 x 15 minutes.

2000 · 30m

Just Write II

Skateboard Instructions and Campaign Borchure. Teacher's Guide and Activity Book included. 2 x 15 minutes.

2000 · 30m

Just Write III

Internet Review and Alternative Endings. Teacher's Guid and Activity Book Included. 2 x 15 minutes.

2000 · 30m

Just Write IV

Stand-Up Poetry and Comedy Script. Teacher's Guide and Activity Book included. 2 x 15 minutes.

2000 · 30m

Just Write V

TV Drama Script and Ghost Story. Teacher's Guide and Activity Book included. 2 x 15 minutes.

2000 · 15m

Newspaper Article

This week's Just Write challenge is to write a newspaper article for the Daily Express. Watch as a…

2000 · 15m

Radio Report

This week's Just Write challenge is to write a news report for BBC London Live 94.9 FM. Watch…

2000 · 15m

Skateboard Instructions

This program focuses on how to write instructions. This week's Just Write challenge is to write instructions on…

2000 · 15m

Stand-Up Poetry

This week's challenge is to perform a piece of poetry on the last night of the Cheltenham Literature…

2000 · 15m

TV Drama Script

This week's Just Write challenge is to help write an episode of a television drama for children's show…