Teaching Creative Teaching Creative WritingWriting

Rafiah MudassirRafiah MudassirFarhana Farhat AsifFarhana Farhat Asif

SPELT 2010SPELT 2010

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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