Arthur Ness and the Secret of Waterwhistle, Part 2 by Wilf Morgan

Year Six were given handouts with suggestions on how to write their own ghost stories. Year Four were given worksheets to make notes of their thoughts on the King Arthur legend. There were several points suggested that would make a ghost story more frightening.īoth workshops ended with a question and answer session about writing in general and author experiences.

So well, done her!ĭuring the workshop the children were asked to think of scary locations, if seeing a ghost would frighten them, whether ghosts have to come from the past – could they come from the future of from another dimension. Although her response was nothing to do with ghosts, I thought it showed a terrific insight into what our future could be like if we do nothing about it. They were asked what frightens them…one very wildlife orientated girl said the idea of wolves becoming extinct scared her. Year Six were given a workshop on How to Write a Ghost Story. Merlin, Guinevere, the Lady of the Lake and Excalibur were all included in the discussion, together with details of Glastonbury Tor, St Michael’s Tower at the top of the Tor, the Abbey and the Isle of Avalon. We had some brilliant responses and some very funny ones. They were asked to describe what King Arthur looked like, why he was there and where they thought he was going. So my role during the workshop was as a journalist investigating a sighting of King Arthur and the children were witnesses. The Year Four group had been working on local legends and, of course, Glastonbury is heaped in legends and historical facts.

I gave creative writing workshops to Years Four and Six with two classes in each group – approximately fifty children in each group. My visit to St Benedict’s C of E VA Primary School in Glastonbury was fantastic.

Arthur Ness and the Secret of Waterwhistle, Part 2 by Wilf Morgan