Hello, I am writing because I am a new high school teacher and I will be teaching creative writing for my first time and I am looking for curriculum guidance. While I appreciate the freedom to make the class what I want, I feel at a complete loss as to what to do! Any help for a first timer would be appreciated. Thanks
I wanted to share these great monthly writing contests with all of you. They include prompts for every grade level and are excellent for those of you who teach writing, essay or creative writing.
FYI: The lessons come with writing exercises that must be downloaded from Google drive so you will need to get my permission, but that only takes an email. Hope you and your students find these courses useful.
If you want students to think at higher levels, then provide opportunities for them to write across all the areas of the curriculum. here are three ways to use writing in your classroom...
Click below to read Writing With a Purpose = Winners All At The World Food Prize Essay Contest, a fine article about how well it works when students have a real-life reason to write. Share the link!