A Practical Guide to Creative Writing in Schools

This book contains seven tried-and-tested creative writing projects for pupils aged 8-14. Each project is delivered through a series of workshops and enables pupils to explore a literary genre or writing style, discuss themes and topics and receive constructive feedback about their writing. The projects cover topics such as identity, cultural heritage, tolerance, empathy, morality, dreams and much more.

Teachers wanting to run creative writing projects will find this book easy to follow, practical and timesaving. Each project allows students to:

. explore a certain literary genre or writing style in detail

. be creative and have fun while learning

. think about, talk about and discuss themes and topics

. receive constructive feedback about their writing

. pursue their own ideas

. see themselves as 'real' writers with a 'real' audience

. understand that writing can be enjoyable, artistic and relaxing

. experience creativity to improve their wellbeing.

These ready-made projects are invaluable for teachers who are looking for new and successful creative writing projects for a range of students. They will enable teachers to immediately start making a difference to their students' confidence and writing skills, allowing them to be as creative and imaginative as possible and use creativity as a springboard for their own writing.

Auteur

Fiona Clark is a teacher and author and has worked with pupils in schools for over two decades, including as Head of English and Director of Communications in several large secondary schools.

She is a University of Nottingham alumnus, has an English Honours Degree, is a member of the National Association of Writers in Education, and is a Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching. She has also completed psychology training 'Teaching Emotional Resilience to Children and Adolescents' at the University of Pennsylvania and is the author of the best-selling wellbeing book for young people, Things Nobody Tells You When You're Growing Up.

Fiona regularly takes up the role of writer in residence, running creative writing workshops in schools. She has also written for the Times Educational Supplement.

Contenu

About the author

Introduction

Guidance for Project Coordinators

An important note about evaluating your project

Overview of projects

PROJECT 1 - POETRY

PROJECT 2 - AUTOBIOGRAPHY

PROJECT 3 - DETECTIVE STORIES

PROJECT 4 - GOTHIC CONVENTIONS

PROJECT 5 - RESPONDING TO DRAMA

PROJECT 6 - SCHOOL NEWSPAPER

PROJECT 7 - RESPONDING TO PROSE

Evaluating your project

Appendix A - pupil certificate