A session on Writing

A few days back, my mom told me that there was a session on writing coming up on 2 Oct 2015, called “Riding the Rainbow”, and asked me if I want to go for that.  I said “Yes” as I was interested in anything related to writing. After another 5 minutes, she called me again and told me that she had booked a spot for me. So, on 2 Oct I woke up at 8:00 a.m. and got ready. Then I sat in the car with my mom and we went. In the way, we also picked my parents’ friend’s daughter, named Ishween who had also enrolled for the session. In the way I read “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”, the 3rd book in the Harry Potter series for the 3rd time as I had completely forgotten the story. We reached at the place after 1 and a half hours.  We went inside the building and then into their home. There were 6 children already sitting in the living room for the session. I took my seats and my mom went back. We all introduced ourselves. After that we did a Pop Quiz in which everyone had to say any random word and we had to make a paragraph or a story which would include all of those words. The first one was in which the Team no. 1 said 6 words. They were Decapitate, Murder, House, Joy, Massacre, and Accused. Then came Team no. 2 in which I was, the words we gave were, Orange, Joy, Amoeba, Magic, Editor and Text. I made both the paragraphs of 15 lines each and when I read out my paragraphs aloud, everyone clapped for me as I had made the best paragraphs in the session. Then we had a haiku session in which they gave us a sheet containing what a Haiku is and some examples. A Haiku is a short Japanese poem containing 3 lines in a fixed pattern of no. of syllables. The first line contains 5 syllables, the second consists of 7 syllables and the last line consists of 5 syllables. We had to write some Haikus on our own. Here are mine:-

  1. I like to read Books,

Particularly fiction,

Books are so magical.

  1. This is a Haiku,

It is made of syllables,

And is hard to make.

These haikus also got applause even though they weren’t the best ones.

Then, as only 10 minutes were left for the first break, we played 2 games of Chinese whispers. In the first game the initial phrase was “Cactus Cuts” and there were only 2 words throughout the game, one was the initial word, Cactus Cuts and after 4 children’s turns, it became “Cat Biscuits”.

In the second game, a boy from 12th class gave a term from chemistry which no one could understand and everyone said “2 3 Blah Blah Blah”

After that, in our first break, we got Lemonade and Orange Juice to drink and cookies and salted wafers to eat.

Then we started a game in which a person says a random line and the next person has to make a paragraph.

Then we had our lunch Break. I ate the non-veg meal which had Couscous, Mongolian Chicken Steak, a bun and salad. I liked the chicken but not the couscous because it was a new taste and I wasn’t familiar with it.

Then we played dumb-charades where everyone had to act out a proverb.

After that, we played a game in which a music tune was played and we had to close our eyes and describe the music or what we felt about the music. The first music tune was like a shepherd tending his sheep in a valley at sunset. The second one was the opening tune of Star Wars. And after we wrote a paragraph on it, they gave us some magazines from which we had to find out a photo which would accompany the music tone.
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Then we had our last break, the Dessert Break. There were 4 flavours of ice-cream on the table, Belgian Chocolate, Cookies and Cream, Butterscotch and Mango. There were also Popcorn and cookies on the table. I took 2 bowls of Belgian Chocolate and then helped myself with some popcorn. Then they made pairs for the last activity, in which we were given a small paragraph and had to continue the story. I was teamed up with Ishween. The paragraph we got was that there was a Cruise liner in which people had gone on a holiday and then the doctor got ill so they had to stop at an island.

The story we made after that was, that a huge storm struck the ship and only 7 people survived and went away in a lifeboat. Then they found an island where they battled a wild boar and 2 died. Then the remaining plan to stay at the island for a day and made a raft and sailed for 5 days till one day they woke up and found themselves on the Florida Port in USA.

Everyone liked our story very much.

Then Mr. Raja, another teacher came and told us all about mind maps and how to write more and better things in less time by writing down everything that comes to your mind about a thing and then write it in a proper format.
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Then Ishween’s father came to pick me and Ishween up and they dropped me at my home on their way home.

I had a lot of fun at the session and would like to go to a session like that again.

 

11 Comments

  1. Gurpreet Singh Tikku

    Wah Mere Puttar jeeyo… Loved reading it… may you keep improving and keep expressing yourself through writing :-)

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  2. Nishant Jha

    Great stuff Hargun! Loved the way you have described your experience in such simple words.

    Keep learning and keep sharing…

    Cheers,
    Nishant

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  3. kiranchaturvedi

    Wow Hargun! This is really a great piece to read. The narrative flows smooth, and is so directly felt. I like your eye for detail , and the avoidance of all superfluous fluff in the writing. That is one of the things that makes the writing fresh and feel real. And of course, so very gratifying to know you loved the whole workshop experience :) Sorry the couscous was a let down for you, but glad the rest of the food passes your approval! Keep writing, keep sharing, and yes, we look forward to having you write with us again. Thanks for joining our event. And I hope it is alright to share this post on our FB group?

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    1. hargunsinghtikku (Post author)

      Dear Ma’am, I am glad that you liked this blog. It Means a lot to me.
      And I didn’t not like Couscous because it was a new taste and I wasn’t familiar with it.
      It would be an honour if you share this :-)

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  4. kiranchaturvedi

    Oops I see typos and spell errors in my comment- any way to correct them Hargun?

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    1. hargunsinghtikku (Post author)

      Maam…. I have edited the Typos :-)

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  5. kiranchaturvedi

    Awesome Mr. Editor !

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  6. manmeet

    Even my daughter could not explain with such details and simplicity.Great going Hargun! And such innocence…Gurpreet and Gurleen you must be proud parents:)

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  7. lazychilly

    Hey Hargun, i read every word you wrote with care, and i find that you have a seamless style of writing wherein you stick to facts and write with a charming simplicity. I love that about your writing style. Keep it up. The other thing i have noted repeatedly with you is that you take a lot of interest in whatever happens around you- that’s very sincere and will lead you well into the future, when you may wish to report stuff, or just stay in the moment. It’s absolutely wonderful to have that kind of ‘now’ feeling, It also means you are very sincere. Glad you enjoyed our company and what we had to offer in terms of guided writing. Keep it up, and we would love to have you again in our next workshop. Keep writing, keep smiling and do keep sending us your blog writings. Lots of love and luck from Kamalini aunty

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    1. hargunsinghtikku (Post author)

      Thanks Kamalini Ma’am. Glad to see that you liked my blog.

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  8. Scot Mesner

    Hi, Hargun, Tox here
    I really am impressed at the flow of your writing especially as you are so young. Please, >please< keep at it!
    I understand about the cous-cous: the texture is unfamiliar and some people don't care for it. I however have come to like it very much. Keep trying new things: that is how a writer experiences life!
    An editorial note: let your narrative flow and avoid-when you can-the word 'then'. If you allow the reader to assume the second sentence occurred after the first they will be drawn further in.
    I look forward to reading more from you!
    Scot Mesner

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