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Teaching writing is the bane of my existence. If I give students a prompt for a specific kind of writing, they complain and want to write whatever they want. If I give them a "free write" day, they complain. I have a couple of fun ideas. One is to give the first person a two or three sentence story beginning. They get 3 minutes to continue the story, then pass it back. Each person in the row then gets four minutes to continue writing. Of course, there are guidelines about appropriateness and about how nobody gets harmed - no blood or guts or weapons. They are taught at the beginning of the year that that is a lazy way of being creative.

The other thing I do is have students draw from baggies all the elements of a story. They have a plot, character (choose two), setting, theme... In pairs, they then write a story. They love to share these and it's a fun way for them to make sure they include all elements. We have a checklist and rubric so that they know they are on track with t...See More
Diane Owens Great ideas! If you'd like a place for them to share their stories online, you're more than welcome to post them at allwritewithme.com. Sometimes, just knowing their stories will be seen on the internet is enough to get kids excited about writing. It may also encourage them to write their best. I've included a link if you'd like to check it out. Th...See More
Jun 27, 2011


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