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LAE6392 > Practicum Discussion 08 > Creative Writing in the Classroom
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Practicum Discussion 08
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Started: 10/10/2008 1:12 PM | |
|  | Creative Writing in the Classroom I'm not just introducing this topic because I'm in creative writing (although that doesn't hurt). Actually, I was surprised by my midterm survey results because several students specifically requested I incorporate more creative writing elements in our class. I had a couple of ideas and would love to hear feedback or additional suggestions:
- I'm considering creating a "story in progress" for one of our weekly blogs. I would begin a story as their prompt and each student has to add a paragraph or two for their blog. Their last sentence would be an open-ended prompt for the next writer. For example: "When Suzy turned around to see what made the strange noise she saw" The next student would pick up where the previous one left off.
- I've also been giving some preliminary thought to a "Mythical Community" project. Similar to the way students defined and analyzed a University Community they could create one of their choosing. They would still need to meet the requirements of the communities project but it might give the fantasy and sci-fi students (there's A LOT of them) a different rhetorical outlet.
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Posted: 10/10/2008 1:32 PM | |
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From: Kicak, Elizabeth Posted: Friday, October 10, 2008 1:12 PM Subject: Creative Writing in the Classroom
I'm not just introducing this topic because I'm in creative writing (although that doesn't hurt). Actually, I was surprised by my midterm survey results because several students specifically requested I incorporate more creative writing elements in our class. I had a couple of ideas and would love to hear feedback or additional suggestions:
- I'm considering creating a "story in progress" for one of our weekly blogs. I would begin a story as their prompt and each student has to add a paragraph or two for their blog. Their last sentence would be an open-ended prompt for the next writer. For example: "When Suzy turned around to see what made the strange noise she saw" The next student would pick up where the previous one left off.
- I've also been giving some preliminary thought to a "Mythical Community" project. Similar to the way students defined and analyzed a University Community they could create one of their choosing. They would still need to meet the requirements of the communities project but it might give the fantasy and sci-fi students (there's A LOT of them) a different rhetorical outlet.
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Posted: 10/10/2008 1:33 PM | |
| | The problem w/ this is fiction isn't one of our desired outcomes....We're focused more on academic writing
Even so using fictional moves could be helpful in informal writing, I suppose. | |
Posted: 10/11/2008 11:29 AM | |
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I think it's a great idea! I was thinking of doing something with creative writing, too. I feel like my students are bored with regular writing. Creative writing could be a way to get them interested again (or for the first time).
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Posted: 10/20/2008 3:33 PM | | |
| | This is a project I gave my students as an extra in-class writing. They loved it! They really were able to show a lot of creativity because at first glance, they could not figure how they could relate the options they chose by picking their numbers.
I think a creative writing project would really energize the students while allowing us to work with them on their sentence structure, vocabulary, and paragraph/essay development.
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