creative writing programs for youth
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CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAMSFOR YOUTH
Presented for CMRLS byBeth 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
• 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
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
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Dahlstrom, Lorraine. Writing Down the Days: 365 creative journaling ideas for young writers.
Free Spirit Publishers. Minnesota: 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
Bogen, Nancy. How to Write Poetry. MacMillan, New York: 1998.
LeGuin, Ursula. Steering the Craft: Exercises and discussions on story writing for the lone navigator or the mutinous crew. Eighth Mountain Press, Portland: 1998
SCHOLASTIC GUIDES SERIES
How to Write Poetry Putting it in Writing Writing With Style Writing Stories
CanTeach. Writing Prompts/Journal Topics. http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/prompts.html
Peacock, Molly.How to Read a
Poem…and Start a Poetry Circle.
Riverhead Trade, 2000.
ARTISTIC INSPIRATION Choose:
A postcard A painting A work of art A piece of music
Write about it
STARRY NIGHT BY VINCENT VAN GOGH“VINCENT” BY DON MACLEAN
ETTC. Instant Poetic Forms. http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm
Magnetic Poetry: Play Online!
www.magneticpoetry.com/magnet/
The Writing Site.www.thewritingsite.org/resources/prompts/poetry.asp
American Academy of Poetswww.poets.org
WHAT CREATIVE WRITING RESOURCES CAN YOU SHARE?
PEER EDITING GROUP
Meets on a regular basis Writing & editing exercises Themed meetings
College essays Poetry Reviews
May host event or magazine
FAN FICTION CONTEST
Establish criteria Select “expert”
judges from community
Fan prizes
VOYA POETRY CONTEST
Call for submissions Select “expert” judges from community Winning poem is sent to VOYA
LITERARY ‘ZINES
Call for submissions Youth does editing & layout Print and/or online Coffeehouse event to celebrate publication
CELEBRATE NANOWRIMO
National Novel Writing Month November 1-30
BOOK REVIEWS
Use e-Vanced Solutions! Tie into:
Summer Reading Teen Read Week Other
POETRY BOOK CLUB
Read a novel in verse
Read a collection of poems
POETRY CIRCLE
Limit by poet Limit by theme Limit by geography Limit by time Limit by form
POETRY SLAM
Competitive Prizes Podcast Blog YouTube
OPEN MIC NIGHT
Coffeehouse Non-competitive Door prizes Podcast Blog YouTube
WHAT CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAMS DO YOU DO?
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
FEEDBACK
Model feedback Specific Constructive criticism only Take it with a grain of salt Appreciations Suggestions
Written feedback
THANK YOU!
Beth Gallawayhttp://informationgoddess.infohttp://www.delicious.com/
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