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Creative writing from animations

by Rob Smith

May 31, 2012

These short films and animations can help you enhance your creative writing lessons.

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Help!!

by Glory B.

Jul 4, 2012

I have been assigned to teach a Creative Writing class for next school year. In our school, this is a class that students take for an easy 4th English credit to graduate. Generally, these are students who are not on the level of higher students who progress on to Senior English or College Prep classes so the curriculum needs to be basic to meet the...See More

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Sara On 7/04/12, Glory B. wrote:

Have them make up a character and then write that character's diary, emails, and texts. That is all creative writing. They can choose to be themselves or choose to be anyone including Prince William or Kate or somebody they've created.

You should write along with them!! And be willing to share your wr...See More

Aug 6, 2012

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Anne I also would love teaching this class. Have the students do a writing assessment on the first day. Give them an example by showing the students a short essay of yours about a special gift that was given to you or a lesson that you learned as a child. Let them write about themselves. Then, you can read the papers later and see what areas you will ne...See MoreI also would love teaching this class. Have the students do a writing assessment on the first day. Give them an example by showing the students a short essay of yours about a special gift that was given to you or a lesson that you learned as a child. Let them write about themselves. Then, you can read the papers later and see what areas you will need to work on. Don't make the students read their papers aloud but if some want to, allow time for that. Discuss the importance of writing and how it will relate to their future. For example, writing a personal narrative to include with a college application, etc.

Have them do free writing exercises. Discuss the basics of creative writing. A book that I enjoy is "Writing Fiction Step by Step" by Josip Novakovich. Your students might enjoy the book that Stephen King wrote about Creative Writing and his thoughts on the subject.

Study and analyze a personal narrative essay. One that I have used is "New Directions" by Maya Angelou. This is a good time to study the beginning, middle and end of a story. Also, have the students search for the main theme.Answer some questions about the essay. Then, explain about writing a personal narrative and start the students on writing a personal narrative for a grade. Give them extra credit if they read in front of the class at the end of that section.

Don't forget contests for students. I just won a contest yesterday from a major magazine and it feels good.

Also, have them get a black and white bound journal notebooks and let them use it for personal thoughts. Discuss journal writing and diaries. Bring in examples of old ones.

Discuss blog writing and bring in some quest speakers to discuss and answer more questions. A community college instructor could probably give you the information that you need.

Don't forget poetry but try to make it relevant to the students in your class.

There are a lot of fun activities from rewriting a fairy tale or folk tale or writing and taping a play.

Take it seriously and don't think of it as as extra course. It may be the course that helps them to make a living as an adult.

On 7/04/12, Glory B. wrote:

> I have been assigned to teach a Creative Writing class for > next school year. In our school, this is a class that > students take for an easy 4th English credit to graduate. > Generally, these are students who are not on the level of > higher students who progress on to Senior English or College > Prep classes so the curriculum needs to be basic to meet the > educational level of the students. Any ideas for classroom > routine, lessons, etc. would be greatly appreciated. The > class meets every other day for 90 minutes so the class > sessions need to be broken up somehow each day in order to > keep their already lacking interest.

Aug 21, 2012

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Paper and Pen vs Typing

by Jen

Aug 30, 2012

Something for you to ponder: do you think it's more effective for a student to write creatively the traditional way; ie pen and paper, or to type out their thoughts? Many studies prove that students type faster than they write, so they can get out their thoughts faster. However, although they can write faster, their thoughts may not be fully formed...See More

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Sara On 8/30/12, Jen wrote: > Something for you to ponder: do you think it's more > effective for a student to write creatively the traditional > way; ie pen and paper, or to type out their thoughts? Many > studies prove that students type faster than they write, so > they can get out their thoughts faster. However, although > they can...See More

Oct 7, 2012

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How To Teach Essay Writing for Self-Directed Progress

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Sep 6, 2012

How To Teach Essay Writing for Self-Directed Progress in High School - By Susan L. Lipson

High school English teachers can counteract the product-oriented influence of the education system, which does not allow for in-depth self-analysis and revision of writings, by assigning a final paper about the student’s own evolution as a writer. ...See More

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for reluctant elem. writers

by roundstanley

Sep 29, 2012

I use Story Starters with my reluctant writers, although most of my students get a chance at using it too. It is a quick way to stimulate kids with humorous starters. They have now improved the site with specific writing prompts for adventure, sci-fi, and fantasy, along with the generic prompts. Helps me introduce the genres.

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A variety of writing units

by The Resourceful Teacher

Nov 18, 2012

This website has great writing resources including writing a friendly letter, step up to writing, personal narrative, and so much more. Check it out!

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How To Teach Essay Writing for Self-Directed Progress

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Jan 17, 2013

We invite you to read the linked article to learn how high school English teachers can counteract the product-oriented influence of the education system, which does not allow for in-depth self-analysis and revision of writings.

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The Power of Poems and Photos to Inspire Writing

by Hank Kellner

Mar 8, 2013

lease visit my blog at hank-englisheducation.blogspot to learn more about the power of poems and photos to inspire writing. Thanks, Hank Kellner

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How to Use Clustering to Organize Writing

by Susan Fitzell in Teachers.Net Gazette

May 20, 2013

Using Clustering to Organize Writing - By Susan Fitzell

I have spent years watching students attempt to start a written assignment with an introductory sentence and observing the frustration they experienced because they could not generate that first important sentence. One day, while working with a student named Jaimie, I drew a circle an...See More

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Writing Stories Online

by Nicholas Franchi

Sep 2, 2013

Does anybody know if there are any websites out there, that are free, that teachers can use to set up for students to actively write parts of a story online? Also, what are the advantages to using the website instead of simply writing out a story on a piece of paper?

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