CREATIVE WRITING UNIT 1-25 Creative Writing Tools Session 1.
Creative Writing Programs for Youth
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CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAMSFOR YOUTH
Presented for Metrowest in April 2008Beth Gallaway, Information Goddess Consultinghttp://[email protected]
OBJECTIVES
Share online and print resources for creative writing program planning
Try your hand at a number of simple exercises
Get tips for how to teach youth how to edit, present, and deliver feedback on other's writing
ICEBREAKER: 2 TRUTHS & A LIE
• Tell the group three things about yourself• Two things must be true• One thing must be a lie• The group has to guess which is fact
and which is fiction
EXERCISE: ACROSTICS Write a name with each letter forming a column. Use each letter to start a new sentence. Traditional for cards or valentines.
B M TE O IT T GH H G
E ER R
RESOURCES: BOOKS
Bogen, Nancy. How to Write Poetry. MacMillan, New York: 1998.
Dahlstrom, Lorraine. Writing Down the Days: 365 creative journaling ideas for young writers. Free Spirit Publishers. Minnesota: 2000.
LeGuin, Ursula. Steering the Craft: Exercises and discussions on story writing for the lone navigator or the mutinous crew. Eighth Mountain Press, Portland: 1998.
Peacock, Molly. How to Read a Poem…and Start a Poetry Circle. Riverhead Trade, 2000.
Walton, Todd, and Mindy Toomay. The Writer’s Path: A guidebook for your creative journey: exercises, essays and examples. Ten Speed Press, Berkeley: 2000.
RESOURCES: SERIES
Scholastic Guides series: How to Write Poetry Putting it in Writing Writing With StyleWriting Stories
Franklin Watts Prep series: Extraordinary Blogs & Ezines Extraordinary Emails, Letters and ResumesExtraordinary EssaysExtraordinary Poetry WritingExtraordinary Short Story Writing
RESOURCES: ONLINE
American Academy of Poets
http://www.poets.org
CanTeach. Writing Prompts/Journal Topics.
http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/prompts.html
ETTC. Instant Poetic Forms.
http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm
Magnetic Poetry: Play Online! Kid’s Kits.
http://www.magneticpoetry.com/magnet/
The Writing Site.
http://www.thewritingsite.org/resources/prompts/poetry.asp
EXERCISE: ARTISTIC INSPIRATION
Choose: A postcard A painting A work of art A piece of music
Write about it Example:
“Starry Night” by Vincent Van Gogh“Vincent (Starry Starry Night) by Don McLean
PROGRAM: PEER EDITING GROUP
Meets on a regular basis Writing & editing exercises Themed meetings
College essays Poetry Reviews
May host event or magazine
FEEDBACK
Model feedback Specific Constructive criticism only Take it with a grain of salt Appreciations Suggestions
Written feedback
PROGRAM: FAN FICTION CONTEST
Establish criteria Select “expert”
judges from community
Fan prizes
PROGRAM: VOYA POETRY CONTEST
Call for submissions Select “expert” judges from community Winning poem is sent to VOYA Check out the April 2008 winners at:
http://www.voya.com
PROGRAM: LITERARY ‘ZINES
Call for submissions Youth does editing & layout Print and/or online Coffeehouse event to celebrate publication
PROGRAM: SUPPORT NANOWRIMO
National Novel Writing Month November 1-30
PROGRAM: REVIEWS
Use e-Vanced Solutions! Tie into:
Summer Reading Teen Read Week Other
PROGRAM: POETRY BOOK CLUB
Read a novel in verse
Read a collection of poems
PROGRAM: POETRY CIRCLE
Limit by poet Limit by theme Limit by geography Limit by time Limit by form
POETRY SLAM
Competitive Prizes Podcast Blog YouTube
PROGRAM: OPEN MIC NIGHT
Coffeehouse Non-competitive Door prizes Podcast Blog YouTube
EXERCISE: EXQUISITE CORPSE Write one line on a piece of paper. Pass it to the next person, who adds a second line. Continue around the room, with each person
contributing a line. Variety!
poem or story group or individually simultaneously
EXERCISE: EDITINGo Write 5 lines about whatever pops into your head. o Write 3 new lines (using words from the first 5
lines)leaving a blank space for a new line between each one.
o In the blank spaces, write new 2nd, 4th & 6th lineso Cross out 2 words in each lines.o Rework these lines, keeping to 6lines.o Cross out 4 entire lines!o Rewrite the remaining 2lines, leaving a blank space
between them.o Write a new second line that goes with the existing 2
lines.o Cross out all but 5words to make one new line.o Select ONE word.o Write this one word at the top of a new page.
EXERICSE: FREE WRITE
Write the one word from the last exercise at the top of the page.
This is a title for a poem, an essay, a blog post, a story.
Write it.
THANK YOU!
Beth Gallawayhttp://informationgoddess.infohttp://del.icio.us/[email protected]