What are ways for teacher's to help bring out student's creativity?
A Writer's Bag of Tricks by Debra T Rotkow
This article gives several simple strategies to encourage and generate creativiy in a classroom. Students can refer back to their 'bag of tricks' when they are struggling to come up with an idea. The first idea is having a trade book list in the classroom of the books that students have read throughout the semester on a poster board. They can refer back to a book that interested them to generate some ideas for their writing. A second idea is to have daily journal writing. These idea prompts should be helpful in choosing a topic. They can leaf through their journal for ideas. Having a wall of fame is another idea. This wall of fame would have student work on it. Students can brainstorm from their peers projects. Doing a peer topic conference is another great way to generate creativity. If you have a structured question, students can bounce ideas off one another. Incorporating poetry to lessons is a way to enrich your lesson, students can keep these in a binder, and refer back to those as well for ideas.
Rotkow, D. (2005). A Writer's Bag of Tricks: A few simple strategies can provide your students with a bevy of great writing ideas. Teaching Pre K-8, v 35n 7p 50-51.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
creative writing website
Creative Writing Prompts
This is a great website to boost creative writing skills. Students just put their cursor on one of the 300+ numbers, and a text box writing prompt appears with a creative writing idea to try. There are poetry ideas, story ideas, and just some creative thoughts to get students thinking and writing. This is particularly helpful if students are unclear what to write about, this will give them tons of ideas and inspiration.
Ross, Sherry. Creative Writing Prompts. Retrieved February 21, 2011, from: www.creativewritingprompts.com
One of Us Creative Writing Website
This website is very hepful. It encourages teens to use the web to enhance thier creative writing skills. There are lots of different writing exercises. It also breaks down different elements of a story, and gives ideas for each one. There are some great articles on writing, a how to section, and a discussion board.
One of Us. Creative writing forum. Retrieved February 21, 2011, from: www.oneofus.co.uk
This is a great website to boost creative writing skills. Students just put their cursor on one of the 300+ numbers, and a text box writing prompt appears with a creative writing idea to try. There are poetry ideas, story ideas, and just some creative thoughts to get students thinking and writing. This is particularly helpful if students are unclear what to write about, this will give them tons of ideas and inspiration.
Ross, Sherry. Creative Writing Prompts. Retrieved February 21, 2011, from: www.creativewritingprompts.com
One of Us Creative Writing Website
This website is very hepful. It encourages teens to use the web to enhance thier creative writing skills. There are lots of different writing exercises. It also breaks down different elements of a story, and gives ideas for each one. There are some great articles on writing, a how to section, and a discussion board.
One of Us. Creative writing forum. Retrieved February 21, 2011, from: www.oneofus.co.uk
updated trade books
This unit will cover the Holocost. Students will read Night by Elie Wiesel, they will be doing projects based on the novel.
Anne Frank The Young Writer Who Told the World Her Story
Anne Frank : The Diary of a Young Girl-The Definitive Edition
I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree A Memoir of a Schindler's List Survivor
Anne Frank The Young Writer Who Told the World Her Story
Anne Frank : The Diary of a Young Girl-The Definitive Edition
I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree A Memoir of a Schindler's List Survivor
Monday, February 14, 2011
Teaching Writing to Teens
Kristy Miller--Writing workshop
Garth Witmer--Writing poetry
Sara Roman--fictional/creative writing
Frank Romeo--Non fictional/instructional writing
Garth Witmer--Writing poetry
Sara Roman--fictional/creative writing
Frank Romeo--Non fictional/instructional writing
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Blog #1, first essential question
How to Teach Writing in Middle and Secondary Schools
Hollowell, Karen. (May 24, 2010). How to Teach Writing in Middle & Secondary Schools. eHow, Inc. Retrieved February 12, 2011, from: http://www.ehow.com/how_6547029_teach-writing-middle-secondary-schools.html
What are some ways to teach writing to teens?
Giving good feedback to students' work is important, so they can see ways they can improve and things they are doing well. Having students work together is a good way for them to generate creative ideas with one another. You can also have students grade each others work, and comment on ways they can improve.
Letting students write about what they are interested in, and know is a good way to get them excited about writing instead of doing standard topics and essays. Assigning prompts is another good way to encourage students to write creatively. Assign creative essays to students, and focus more on the originality and creativity instead of grammar and mechanics. This will allow students to think more freely if they are not focusing on the mechanics.
Hollowell, Karen. (May 24, 2010). How to Teach Writing in Middle & Secondary Schools. eHow, Inc. Retrieved February 12, 2011, from: http://www.ehow.com/how_6547029_teach-writing-middle-secondary-schools.html
What are some ways to teach writing to teens?
Giving good feedback to students' work is important, so they can see ways they can improve and things they are doing well. Having students work together is a good way for them to generate creative ideas with one another. You can also have students grade each others work, and comment on ways they can improve.
Letting students write about what they are interested in, and know is a good way to get them excited about writing instead of doing standard topics and essays. Assigning prompts is another good way to encourage students to write creatively. Assign creative essays to students, and focus more on the originality and creativity instead of grammar and mechanics. This will allow students to think more freely if they are not focusing on the mechanics.
Trade books
I will be teaching a unit on creative writing to 6th grade students. They will be writing journal entries on various topics using proper grammar.
Grammar in 15 Minutes a Day
Learning Express, LLC, 2008. Junior Skill Builders: grammar in 15 minutes a day. New York, NY: Learning Express, LLC.
Webster's New World English Grammar Handbook
Loberger, Gordon and Shoup, Kate, 2009. Webster's New World English Grammar Handbook. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Publishing.
Writing Down the Days
Dahlstrom, Lorraine, 2000. Writing Down the Days: 365 creative journaling ideas for young people. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing
Grammar in 15 Minutes a Day
Learning Express, LLC, 2008. Junior Skill Builders: grammar in 15 minutes a day. New York, NY: Learning Express, LLC.
Webster's New World English Grammar Handbook
Loberger, Gordon and Shoup, Kate, 2009. Webster's New World English Grammar Handbook. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Publishing.
Writing Down the Days
Dahlstrom, Lorraine, 2000. Writing Down the Days: 365 creative journaling ideas for young people. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing
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