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The Moon
It is silvery.
It has craters all over it.
Wolves speak to it.
It shouldn’t blind you.
It causes the tides…
WATCH THAT TITLE !
1 Examine the scientific objects on pages 9 and 10.
Choose one you like.
2 At the top of a sheet of paper, write down the name
of your chosen object – as a title.
3 Underneath that title, describe your item plainly,
using every sense you can (not just the visual).
Focus on its most simple physical features; keep to
the basics of what it does.
Don’t mention your item again by name, but don’t be
afraid to make observations that are really obvious,
or that you’re not sure about. The important thing is
to build a list of short, punchy statements about it.
Here are a few examples to help you…
Sulphur
It’s a yellow powder.
Burning, it smells horrible
– worse than hell.
Don’t breathe it in.
Sometimes, it can heal you…
DNA
It is invisible to the naked eye.
Without it, we couldn’t exist.
We try to unravel its secrets.
It is two snakes embracing.
It is used to identify you…
If you get stuck, ask for help or do some quick
research in books or online.
Anger
Falling in love
Loneliness
Crime
Duty
Fate
4 This is a key moment. Cross out the title of your piece.
Next, replace it with any of the words given below
(these are emotions and other abstract nouns):
Jealousy
Pride
Curiosity
War
Memory
Justice
THE MOON luck
It is silvery.
It has craters all over it.
Wolves speak to it.
It shouldn’t blind you.
It causes the tides…
Happiness
Fear
Friendship
History
Decay
Sleep
Regret
Confidence
Boredom
Advice
Luck
Death
Hope
Respect
Surprise…
News
Logic
Time
Try to choose a new title that gives strange or exciting
effects. Here are some examples:
SULPHUR pride
It’s a yellow powder.
Burning, it smells horrible
– worse than hell.
Don’t breathe it in.
Sometimes, it can heal you…
DNA sleep
It is invisible to the naked eye.
Without it, we couldn’t exist.
We try to unravel its secrets.
It is two snakes embracing.
It is used to identify you…
5 You can leave the new piece exactly as it is,
or try to improve it.
Perhaps it builds more convincingly if you change
the order of the lines? Maybe it’s stronger with
something added or cut out? You might feel some
lines don’t really work under the new title (how
can sleep be ‘used to identify you’?) – or are these
‘wrong’ bits some of the best of all?
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