Picnic at Hanging Rock Chapter 5 Post-Reading Creative Writing Prompts

Enhance your study of Chapter 5 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 5. 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 5
★ Individual handouts for each prompt on which students can plan or write their creative pieces.

Some examples of the prompts are:
➤ Write a speech that Mrs. Appleyard might deliver to the students of Appleyard College the day after the picnic. In the speech, she should discuss the importance of staying calm, the instructions she wishes the student to follow, and the importance of maintaining the school’s reputation.
➤ Write a diary entry from the perspective of one of the students at Appleyard College, describing their feelings on the day after the picnic. Include their reactions to the cancellation of church, the rumors circulating among the students, and their thoughts on the missing girls and Miss McCraw.