Week 37
Last one for this year!
The UK is experiencing a sudden heat wave. So, this week, the prompt is:
Things to think about:
Deadline is 4pm Friday 30th June
Week 36
….but then the weather changed dramatically…
Things to think about:
- Why was it dramatic?
- What was the weather before the change?
- How will this affect things?
- How does the change make you feel?
Deadline is 3pm Saturday 24th June
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Week 35
A very special prompt!
This week, 100 Word Challenge is working to raise attention of the work that VSO does in Sierra Leone helping pregnant women and their babies.
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Voluntary Service Overseas and Fieldcraft Studios are launching a unique and exciting project, #DrawingBreath, this June to help raise essential skills and equipment for hospitals in Sierra Leone. The campaign will unite artists and creatives in bringing to life the vital work that the charity VSO do with mothers and babies in the region.
We want to create and spread stories about real people making real change in Sierra Leone. People like community health worker Andrew who helps expectant mums, often without the essential everyday equipment you would expect to find in a hospital. Your input would help us fundraise for the vital pieces of equipment he needs to do his job –like a solar light, a stethoscope or a blood pressure monitor.
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| Community Health Officer Andrew Sesay, an experienced and dedicated healthcare worker in Binkolo Health Clinic and is first port of call for many of the people in the district. Neonatal and mortality rates in Sierra Leone are amongst the highest in the world. Ebola set the country’s development back as many pregnant women were too scared to set foot in hospitals and health clinics, worried that they were at risk of infection. |
You may like to draw a picture to illustrate your post.
Above all, get involved and let’s share the great work people like Andrew are doing!
Deadline is 3pm on Saturday 17th June
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Week 34
This week we have part of another sentence:
… the water just kept gushing out …
Things to consider:
- What genre of writing will you use for this post?
- Where are you?
- Is it a dangerous situation?
Deadline is 3pm Saturday 10th June
Week 33
The prompt this week is based on our current weather:
… in the flash of lightning I saw …
Things to consider:
- Where are you?
- How do you feel?
- What did you see?
- What happened next?
Deadline is 3pm Friday 2nd June
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Week 32
As you can see the prompt this week is a yummy picture! It is actually part of a sculpture called ‘The Fast Supper’ which was part of an exhibition in Gloucester Cathedral called ‘Crucible’.
Things to think about:
- What is it made of?
- What was the sculpture trying to say?
- What did it make you feel? Hungry? Full?
- What person could be eating it?
Deadline is 8pm Friday 26th May
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Week 31
We have five words for the prompt this week. They must ALL be in your 100 words but you can change the order. The words are:
WIDE - ORANGE - CROCODILE - WITHIN - COLLAPSED
Things to think about:
- Before you start to write, have a plan in mind to make sure all the words are included.
- Make your piece as creative as possible. Really use your imagination!
- Make sure your post is logical.
* ADDITIONAL CHALLENGE - don't use any 'to be' verbs (is, am, are, were, was, been)*
Deadline is 8pm Friday 19th May
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Week 30
I loved all the slimy entries last week so let’s see what you can do with:
…I just couldn’t eat something so…
It looks quite simple but actually, here are some of the things to think about:
- What are you eating?
- How does it taste?
- How should it taste?
- Is there something wrong with it or is it you?
Deadline is 8pm Friday 12th May
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Week 29
This time we have a very gooey prompt!
…the slime dripped through …
Things to think about:
- Where are you?
- Is there supposed to be slime?
- Where has it come from?
- What colour is it?
- Does it smell?
- What are the consequences of this happening?
The deadline for posts is 8pm on Friday 5th May
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Week 28
This week we have an unusual photograph. It was taken at Castle Drogo in Dartmoor, Devon, UK.
Things to ask yourself:
- Who are they?
- Where are they going?
- What is the setting?
- What would it feel like to walk through a wall?
The deadline for posts is 3pm on Saturday 8th April
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Week 27
We have five words that need to be in your post this week.
hard beautiful brown worried camera
This week's additional challenge. Your writing must follow this pattern:
- Your first sentence must start with an emotion.
- Your second sentence must contain only 3 words.
- Your third sentence must contain an ellipsis.
- Your fourth sentence must be a rhetorical question.
- Your fifth sentence must start with an adverb.
- Your sixth sentence must contain a simile.
The deadline for posts is 3pm on Saturday 1st April
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Week 26
This week we are looking at size for the prompt:
...but how can something so tiny …
Things to consider:
- What is IT?
- What has it done or is doing?
- Why are you surprised?
- What did you expect it to do?
The deadline for posts is 3pm on Saturday 25th March
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Week 25
The prompt this week will produce some really interesting posts, especially as it is Sports day this week! It is:
…so that is why I am always last…
Things to think about:
- What is the context – sports, shopping, being rewarded?
- How does it feel?
- What would you have to do to not be last?
- Is being last a problem and why?
The deadline for posts is 8pm on Friday 17th March
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Week 24
You need to write the opening to a story based on the image following this pattern:
Sentence 1 – Must begin with an adverb.
Sentence 2 – Needs to have 2 pairs of adjectives in it.
Sentence 3 – Include an embedded clause (e.g. The girl, who was only 8 years old, began chasing the wolf.)
Sentence 4 – Needs to begin with a verb.
Sentence 5 – Needs to use 'however', 'but' or 'although'
Sentence 6 – Include an embedded clause.
Things to think about:
- Where are you?
- Who is this?
- What has happened?
- What can you do about it?
The deadline for posts is 3pm on Saturday 11th March
World Book Day is on Thursday 2nd March. To celebrate this we have an additional challenge for your writing challenge this week.
You need to use a range of persuasive devices (AFORREST) to convince the reader to read a book of your choice.
You must also include the following 5 words - they must ALL be in your writing but can be in any order:
The deadline is Friday 3rd March.
The prompt is:
Things to think about:
Deadline is 3pm on Saturday 11th February
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Week 23
You need to use a range of persuasive devices (AFORREST) to convince the reader to read a book of your choice.
You must also include the following 5 words - they must ALL be in your writing but can be in any order:
however, yellow, gingerly, discovered, remarkable
The deadline is Friday 3rd March.
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Week 22
Rather than having part of a sentence or some individual words we have a theme. You can take it anywhere you want to! It is:
LAUGHTER
You could tell your readers what makes you laugh or how you feel when you laugh. You might like to recount a funny story to make your readers laugh. Bring tears to our eyes!
The deadline is Friday 24th February.
This week an additional challenge. You need to write following this pattern:
Sentence 1 – Must begin with a verb.
Sentence 2 – Needs to have 3 adjectives in it.
Sentence 3 – Needs to be a question.
Sentence 4 – Can only be 5 words long.
Sentence 5 – Needs to begin with an adverb.
Sentence 6 – Your sentence will only be 2 or 3 words long.
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Week 20
The prompt is:
…the noise was SO loud…
Things to think about:
- What sound is it?
- How loud should it be?
- Why is it a problem at the level it is?
- What can be done about it?
Deadline is 3pm on Saturday 11th February
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Week 19
As you can see, the prompt this week is a picture. It is actually a photograph of an art installation by Luke Jerram of boats in Bristol’s Leigh Woods.
What does the picture say? What story does it tell? There are lots of why and where questions to be asked this week!
Deadline is Saturday 4th February.
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Week 18
steel, carrots, tearful, under, mauve
Deadline is Saturday 28th January
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Week 17
Across the world, the weather seems to be misbehaving! Some places are getting heat waves whilst others are suffering from floods and snow storms. The prompt this week is:
… as the weather changed, they …
Things to consider:
- What were the weather conditions and how did they change?
- What were they planning to do?
- Did they have to change what they were doing?
Deadline is Saturday 21st January
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Week 16
The first prompt of the year goes back to Roman myths and legends. It concerns Janus who was the god of beginnings, transitions, passages of time, and endings. He is usually depicted as having two faces since he looks to the future and to the past.
The prompt is:
…I looked in front and behind. Which way?…
Things you might want to think about including:
- Where are you?
- What is the time of the year?
- How do you feel?
- What lies in each direction?
Deadline Saturday 14th January
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Week 14
We have another segment from a sentence for this week’s challenge. It is:
…as I turned round it changed shape …
Things to think about:
- What is ‘it’?
- What shape should it be?
- What shape did it turn into?
- Why was this happening?
Due by Saturday 10th December.
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Week 13
It’s time for a few words to put into your writing! All five must be included but you can put them in any order. Maybe you would like to highlight them in some way so that your readers can see them easily. They are:
wide, orange, crocodile, within, collapsed
Due by Saturday 3rd December
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Week 12
Things to think about:
- What is in the pot?
- How did they / it get there?
- Where is the pot?
- What will happen next?
The deadline is 12pm on Saturday 26th November.
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Week 11
You need to write 100 Words and the prompt is the beginning of Peaky’s speech:
'Greetings humans of Earth…'
You can use it as a chance to get YOUR message out to the world. Maybe you can appeal to world leaders or highlight a particular cause you support.
The winner will be chosen from those nominated for the showcase which will be published on 24th November.
DEADLINE for posts is 12pm on Saturday 19th November.
Make sure you get commenting & nominating for the showcase!
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Week 10
We have another question to include in your writing this week:
…but where were they going?
Things to consider:
- Who are ‘they’?
- Where is the story set?
- Where might they be going?
- Why is it a puzzle?
Remember to label your post with your name and 'Week 10' to make it easier to find.
Due by 11th November
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Week 9
We are back to part of a sentence for this week’s prompt. Make sure you use the prompt as it is written! It is:
…as the smoke cleared…
- Things to think about:
- Where is the smoke coming from?
- What do you see as it clears?
- Is it good or bad or dangerous?
- What does it smell like?
Deadline: 4th November
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Due by 28/10/16
Here are the 5 words for this week:
However Yellow Gingerly Discovered Remarkable
Remember they must all be included in your writing and try to make it logical as well as creative!
