Literacy Activities
Try these creative writing activities to become a diarist, journalist, poet or even a Captain!
Boarding Card
To travel on the SS Great Britain passengers needed a ticket. Imagine you could travel on the ship, fill in a boarding card, where would you go and why?
Creative Writing
Use the photograph of the crew of the SS Great Britain as a prompt for a piece of creative writing.
Diary Entry (Rat)
We know the ship carried lots and lots of rats, imagine you’re a rat, what would you write?
Launch of the SS Great Britain
Use Brunel’s office diary and a painting of the launch of the ship as inspiration for a diary extract.
Ship’s Log
Fill in a page in the ship’s log for a journey on the SS Great Britain. What are the conditions like for your voyage?
Travel on the SS Great Britain!
Could you pursaude people to travel on the SS Great Britain? Get creative and design a new ship’s poster.
Write for the Great Britain Times
Become a journalist and write for the Great Britain Times.
Writing Letters
Imagine you’re travelling on the SS Great Britain. What would you write in a letter to your family or friends?
