- refers to writing that isoriginal and imaginative

Activity 3From critical to creative skills: Participating in creative writing workshop

Session 1: Viewing of Hamlet's Soliloquy What will happen after the event described in

the play?

(students imagine and think of an alternative ending)

Session 2:

Students write down one or two life experiences and share them with their peer group for critical comments and feedback

Assignment:

Write a short story from a childhood experience which relates to regret, surprise, happiness or sorrow as well as recent challenges.

Activity 4Collaborative creative writing: Creating a big book

Step 1: group students and allow them to decide on the theme or genre ( poetry, short story, play, myth, folklore, etc.)Step 2: instruct the group on the contents of the big bookStep 3: writing processStep 4: group collates and binds literary texts into a large bookStep 5: editing and proofreading Creative Writing Activities to Explore by Marcus Roskilly

1. Free Writing—5 minutes to write on a “spark word” determined by the teacher. Then pair and share.

2. Flying Balls—Bouncy Castle balls with an opening sentence written on each. Toss a random one to a student who continues the “ball rolling” with a further thought or another sentence on the first. The ball is then tossed to another student who does the same. 3. Modelling—Show them examples of good, interesting writing. Key in on students’ interests. 4. Character—Show random pictures of people from the Internet. Develop a character from the image using prompt questions provided by the teacher.5. Skills Lessons—Teach writer’s craft elements in chunks and focus on specific ones at a time. Examples are dialogue, developing setting, conflict, narrative point of view, etc. 6. Music—Play low-volume atmospheric instrumental background music while students are working. 7. Learning Outcome and Success Criteria—Helping them know and understand the goal or outcome they are striving for and where they are going allows them to stay focused. Other Engaging Approaches from Caroline Swicegood:

1. Life is Not Like a Box of Chocolates: Use the prompt: “Life is like a box of…” You fill in the blank and go from there. 2. No-Send Letters: If you know you’ll never send a letter to someone of your choice, what would you write on it? 3. Raising Voices: Teacher creates character names, ages, and occupations, and assigns one character to each student. They create a monologue for that character. 4. Found Poetry: Camera scavenger hunt around the campus—locate signs, labels, notes, words and snap pictures. Compile pictures in class and compose poetry (or create a collage) using only those words.