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inTer ACTive exerCises And field noTes

The following pages are part of a training programme designed to make you an urban

country diarist of your own area.

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geT in The zone

1. Write a haiku* about one of your local shops

*Three-line, seventeen-syllable poem in 5-7-5 format, i.e.:At the newsagents‘Have you got The Guardian?’‘No – it’s too left-wing!’

2. What three things did you most like doing when you were ten years old?

(For me it was watching old horror fi lms, drawing on walls and teasing my brothers.)

3. Draw a picture of one of your favourite childhood memories

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4. Draw a map of a place you lived or visited as a kid (with places you played or friends’ houses)

5. Quickly write down some ideas about stuff you’d like to do

6. Draw a self-portrait

7. Now go for a walk...

From my memory

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1. Sit under your favourite tree2. Write a song called ‘My Favourite Tree’3. Have a picnic under the tree4. Lean up against your tree and have a kip

your fAvouriTe Tree

This is my favourite tree – where I like to sit and think about ‘stuff’ (or think about sitting and thinking).

Draw a picture of your favourite tree here

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nATure sPoTTing

Are you a sharp-eyed nature detective? Give yourself one point for each of these you spot.

dead bird

empty can of extra-strong lager

lost teddy

angry dog

thingy plant

angry-looking bloke

(3 pts for bloke and dog together)

kite up a tree

bike with wheels and seat missing

shopping trolley (not in a supermarket, of course)

some kind of ‘leaf’

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how To dr Aw... A dog

1. Draw a circle in pencil 2. Draw another circle

3. Now draw a slightly cack-handed oval

5. Now fi ll in the detail with a pen

6. Erase the guide marks

4. Add some strange sausage-shaped legs

7. Oh no – I hope his owner is going to clear that up

8. I don’t think the owner is going to clear that up

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how To dr Aw... An Angry-looking Bloke

1. Draw a circle in pencil

3. More circles, big and little

5. Now rub out the pencil marks – and there he is

6. Oh dear, he’s seen us – time to get out of here

4. Now fi ll in the picture with a pen – remember angry eyebrows!

2. Another one... etc

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dr Aw PeoPle...

On public transport (hide this behind a newspaper and pretend you’re doing the crossword).

In your local park (sit under a tree and watch the joggers and Dog People go past) or in a pub.

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Things you see every dAy BuT don’T usuAlly PAy

muCh ATTenTion To

...people in shops, cyclists, parents with pushchairs, trees, workmen, old people, houses, benches, cracks in the pavement, fl owers in front gardens, dogs...

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sToke newingTonise The news

Draw a beard on photos of people in the news, or celebrities. Then cut them out, stick them in here and pretend they are all from Stoke Newington.

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dr Aw some PlAnTs you don’T know The nAme of

It’s very rewarding to sit and sketch plants and fl owers. Having to know what they’re called just adds needless stress to the project. thingy

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field noTes

Some space to make your own notes, sketches, doodles and ideas.

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field noTes

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