Teaching Creative Teaching Creative WritingWriting
INSET 2009INSET 2009
Warm-Up WritingWarm-Up Writing
Task:Create something with the
lump of clay on your desk. When you are finished, take
about 10 minutes to write what you created and why.
Questions for DiscussionQuestions for Discussion• Look at the ceramic jar. What steps
would you need to go through to create something like this from a lump of clay?
• How do you think this is similar to writing an essay?
Why Do Why Do We Write We Write
Some Basic Knowledge About Creative Writing
PurposePurposeCommunicate with each otherRecord informationEnhance oral development Reinforce vocabulary and
Language structure Present ideas, information and
feelingsDemonstrate ones creativity and
critical thinkingInform ,influence and entertain
The Writing ProcessThe Writing ProcessActivate knowledge
Take in information
Generate Ideas
Organize/Reorganize
Publish
The Writing ProcessThe Writing Process
Pre-Writing
Drafting
Editing
Polishing
Revising
Reflec
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What do we need to What do we need to teach ?teach ?
Using the basic conventions of English
Presenting Information Ideas and feelings coherently and clearly
Stages Of WritingStages Of Writing
In Primary School learners go through four stages of writing to develop their writing skill.
Copying Guided writing Controlled WritingIndependent Writing
Development of writing Development of writing skills through Task Based skills through Task Based
ActivitiesActivitiesHave a context Have a purposeInvolve learners in thinking and
doingLearners draw up their own
framework of knowledge and skills.
Purposeful activities lead to a product.
Approaches to Approaches to writingwritingParallel WritingModeled writingShared and Interactive WritingProcess WritingExperiential WritingCreative Writing …….etc
Creativity And Creative Writing
What Is Creative WritingWhat Is Creative Writing
Definition: Creative Writing expresses the
writers thoughts and feeling in an imaginative often unique and poetic way. Creative writing is guided more by the writers need to express feelings and ideas than by the restrictive demands of factual and logical progression of expository writing
What Is What Is CreativityCreativityDefinitions:Ability to produce original
ideas.The result of a complex of
cognitive skills, abilities, personality factors ,motivation and strategies.
Elements Of Elements Of CreativityCreativity
Fluency FlexibilityOriginalityElaboration VisualizationLateral ThinkingDefine Problems
Teachers’ can develop Teachers’ can develop learners creativity by:learners creativity by:
Choose Interesting topics.Go beyond given informationGive time to thinkReward creative effortsValue their creative attributesTeach them creative thinking
techniquesCreate a climate conducive to
creativity
Conducive Environment Conducive Environment for developing learners for developing learners creativitycreativityProvide challengesAppreciate individualityEncourage open discussionAbsence of conflictsAllow time to thinkEncourage confidence and
willingness to take riskAppreciate and support ideasRespect the novel and unusual
Strategies For Creative Writing 1
Activity SheetActivity Sheet
Three Minute Fast Write:
Write anything that you can remember from the Hare and the Tortoise.
1,2,3 ……...go !!!!!!!
The Tortoise And The HareThe Tortoise And The Harehare tortoise slow grass white lazy stupid clever Sunny run competition sleep hot tired sad crysurprised happy cry wake-up sunny unhappy sleep
Setting .Who when where Event Problems Resolutions
Green tortoiseWhite rabbit Grass hot sunny
Running competition
Slow fast lazyStupid clever
sleep hot tired work hard a long time
Wake-up win lose happy unhappy Surprised cry
Swimming competition
Cant swim clever Jump easy proud find a bridgeenjoying
Arrive first rest laugh silly proud
Three Minute Fast Write+
Transformation=
A new version of a story
Why Use Fast Why Use Fast WriteWriteA daily fluency exercise.First thought on a starting
point are usually the most powerful and original ones.
Helps students get started on an assignment
Remember: at this stage accuracy is not emphasized
Thematic TreeThematic Tree
Start with a themeReflect on the themeDevelop sub themesBrainstorm relevant themes
Theme : My House
Rooms in my house
Things to put in each room
Things to do in each room
My House
1 Living room
1 Kitchen
3 Bedrooms 2 Toilets 1Dining room
Now write about the dream Now write about the dream househouse
How many rooms do you wantBesides the living room, bedroom,
washroom, drawing room dining room do you want any other rooms
What do you want to put in those rooms.
What do you want to do in those rooms
Who do want to live with
Why Use Thematic Why Use Thematic TreeTree
Encourages students to think of different perspectives
builds students' flexibilitygenerates more ideaHelps students’ structure their writing
Multi-dimensional Multi-dimensional writingwriting A car accident has occurred
injuring several people Teachers and students discuss
how it could have been averted Students imagine that they are
one of the following characters and write an account
1. Driver2. Passenger3. Pedestrian
Activity Activity SheetSheet
Imagine you are the Principal/Headmistress Librarian Head Girl/ Boy Teachers.Write about any one particular day.
…………Other Other ExamplesExamples
You are Papa Bear. Write rules for Goldie Locks to help her become a better girl.
You are the King of the forest. Write rules for different animals to follow
Why Use Multi-dimensional Why Use Multi-dimensional writingwriting
Enables Students to view things from different angles
Helps students to remain focused when they write
Brainstorming and Mind Brainstorming and Mind MappingMapping
Identify Problem/Task to be done
Brainstorm solutions/steps possibilities
Use mind map to arrange and develop ideas
Brainstorming and Mind Brainstorming and Mind MappingMapping
Put the word ‘Future’ on the board
Brainstorm words related to your future
Now focus on your education family and career
Group all the words under these three sub themes and write a composition
Example Example MapMap
My future
family
Raise healthy, happy children
Stay close to my family
Make them a priority
Education
work
Eventually
get a PhD
Never stop learning
Instill a love of education in my children
Learn to love whatever work I am doing
Use the skills I have learned in as many ways as possible
Stay at home while raising children
Why Use Brainstorming and Why Use Brainstorming and Mind MappingMind MappingBrainstorming: Excellent way of
creating many new ideasHelps students break out of
their thinking patterns into new ways of looking at things.
Mind Map: Used for arranging and developing ideas.
A good format for reviewing ideas
Strategies For Creative Writing 2Writing Stories.
TransformationTransformation
Making an appeal Creating a new ending/ new version to a story
TransformationTransformation
Making an appeal Imagine you are the Troll. Write why you are so fierce to the goats.
I am fierce to the goats because……………..
TransformatiTransformationon
Discuss with your friends why do you think the troll was so fierce to the goats.
Language HelpLanguage Help
The goats were naughtyAlways hit the TrollAte all the grassland
Goats kicked Trolls Mother. She fellinto the river and diedNo one to look after the troll.Troll lonely and hungry Hated the goats
Goats ate all the grass.No more grassland and trees all the animals hungry
Reasons
Activity:Imagine you Activity:Imagine you areare….….
Imagine you are the three goats. Use your 5 senses to think and write about how nice the grassland is.
See Smell Touch Hear Taste
SampleSample
When I arrived at the grassland I saw-----------. I smelt ----------- and it was ------------. I touched---------. I could hear---------- . Finally I ate the grass and it tasted------------ .
Character Character EmpathyEmpathy
Write for the characters and express how they feel. (letter, diary)
Examples:Write about the Baby Bears feeling
when he saw his broken chair. (letter)
Write how Cinderella felt after the Ball dance. (diary)
ImaginatioImaginationn
IF…………Create anew ending based on
assumption-If the little Billy Goat Gruff could
not cross the bridge------
Your turn. Create a new ending1 2 3 GO………!!!!!
Language Language HelpHelp
Sample
New endings
Troll took Billy Home.Billy was very hungry.There was no food so Billy dies of starvation
The two brother goats could not find lLittle Billy They were sadThey went back to the Bridge The Brothers fought with the Troll and brought Little Billy back home
Troll took him homeTroll and Billy become good friends.Troll takes care of BillyLived happily ever after
Wish FulfillmentWish Fulfillment
Discuss Cinderella's dream. What could it be.
Write about your own dreams
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