Picnic at Hanging Rock Chapter 10 Post-Reading Creative Writing Prompts

Enhance your study of Chapter 10 of Picnic at Hanging Rock with these stimulating and thought-provoking creative writing prompts. Created for teaching language through literature, these prompts are perfect for homework assignments, writing assessments, extension tasks, cover lessons, and filler activities.

With a variety of prompts, these will ignite your students’ imagination and deepen their understanding of the themes and characters in the novel. From the mysterious disappearance to the intricate details of the setting, these prompts foster critical thinking and encourage creative storytelling.

This resource is ideal for English classrooms, offering a range of prompts that cater to different levels of ability, ensuring that students remain engaged and challenged throughout their exploration of Chapter 10. Don’t miss out on this invaluable tool for teaching Joan Lindsay’s Picnic at Hanging Rock.

The download includes the following:
★ A list of all 10 prompts for Chapter 10
★ Individual handouts for each prompt on which students can plan or write their creative pieces.

Some examples of the prompts are:
➤ Write a diary entry from Irma’s perspective, describing her feelings about her recovery, her visit from Mademoiselle, and her first meeting with Mike since the picnic. Reflect on her thoughts and feelings about not being able to remember what happened and her thoughts about the future.
➤ Write a diary entry from Mike’s perspective, describing his recovery, his confusion and emotions after mistaking the swan for Miranda, and his growing feelings for Irma. Include his thoughts on their conversations and his hopes for their relationship.