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Don't Forget to Write for the Secondary Grades
50 Enthralling and Effective Writing Lessons (Ages 11 and Up)
(Author), Jennifer Traig (Edited by), Dave Eggers (Foreword by)
9781118024324, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 18 November 2011
240 pages
27.4 x 21.3 x 1.5 cm, 0.544 kg
Fantastic strategies for getting high school students excited about writing This book offers 50 creative writing lesson plans from the imaginative and highly acclaimed 826 National writing labs. Created as a resource to reach all students (even those most resistant to creative writing), the off-beat and attention-grabbing lessons include such gems as "Literary Facebooks," where students create a mock Facebook profile based on their favorite literary character, as well as highly practical lessons like the "College Application Essay Boot Camp." These writing lessons are written by experts—and favorite novelists, actors, and other entertainers pitched in too. 826 National is an organization committed to supporting teachers, publishing student work, and offering services for English language learners.
Foreword xv Acknowledgments xvii The Authors xix The Contributors xxiii Lesson Plans 1 Details (golden), Character (immortal), and Setting (rural India) 1 In this three-part lesson, students learn to draw details from real life to create unforgettable characters and compelling stories 2 Literary Facebooks 7 Curious what Elizabeth Bennet’s, Harry Potter’s, Bella Swan’s, or Percy Jackson’s Facebook profile would look like? In this workshop, students create a mock Facebook profi le based on their favorite literary character 3 Suburban Epics 10 The author of Little Children and Election shares his tips for finding inspiration in your own neighborhood 4 Busted 12 Writing about the time you didn’t get away with it 5 How to Write Science Fiction 15 The Nebula Award–nominated author shares his tips for crafting fascinating science fiction 6 Writing From Experience 18 Students learn to transform their own life events into compelling fiction from an author who’s mastered the art 7 Too Much Money! An Ethical Writing Experience In 10 Easy Steps 20 This lesson introduces students to the benefits of journaling, using an ethical conundrum to keep them invested and involved 8 The Talk Show Circuit 23 9 The First Draft Is My Enemy: Revisions 26 You spend hours grading papers You give great feedback You offer tons of suggestions to improve the piece—and then you never see it again A favorite essayist shows you how to put all that work to good use 10 See You Again Yesterday: Playing with Time 29 The author of The Time Traveler’s Wife shares her tips for working with tricky time lines 11 Look Smart Fast: College Application Essay Boot Camp 35 A college admissions reader outlines the dos and don’ts of great application essays 12 Writing About Painful Things 39 The author of Diary of a Teenage Girl: An Account in Words and Pictures walks students through the difficult but redemptive process of writing about pain 13 Mutant Shakespeare 42 Reading Shakespeare is hard Lucky for us, we won’t be reading Shakespeare We will take him apart and put him back together the wrong way We will lose some of his pieces This class assumes that one good way to understand something is to see how it could be different 14 How to Write a One-person Show About a Historical Figure 45 15 Writing for Gamers 47 The author of Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter leads a lesson on narrativity and video games 16 Humor Writing: An Exercise in Alchemy 49 This is the lesson plan to engage the bored, disinterested students rolling their eyes in the back row A humor author shares writing prompts that are pretty much guaranteed to provoke great material 17 On Pining: Write a Verse to Make Them Stay 54 An indie musician leads a workshop on writing the words that make those you miss come back 18 Adding Insult to Poetry 56 Anyone can say, “Same to you, buddy!” In this class students learn why it’s not wise to cross a poet 19 Bad Writing 58 This inventive lesson by a noted writer and satirist shows you how to do it right by trying to do it wrong 20 Where Stories Come From 61 The thought of writing a short story from scratch can be so daunting An author shares her secret: don’t start from scratch Find inspiration in art, news, and real-life events 21 Word Karaoke 63 In this highly engaging lesson, a slam poet and author invites students to do “cover” versions of other writers’ work—like hip-hop sampling— to create fresh new poems 22 Tall Tales and Short Stories 66 The assignment to write fiction can feel like an overwhelming mandate This exercise turns that mandate into play Students are asked to tell the best lie they can Suddenly, it’s a short story 23 Welcome to the Funhouse: Writing Funny Scenes 68 The Tony-winning author of Hairspray shares 12 weeks of funny scenewriting ideas 24 Voicemails From My Future Self 74 In this workshop students creatively expand and explore their sense of who they are by thinking about their futures The workshop culminates with an audio-recorded “voicemail” from each student’s future self 25 How Short Is Short? 77 This is storytelling distilled down to its purest essence An author shows students how to write a story in 20 minutes or less 26 Comic Composition Challenge! 79 Two professional cartoonists challenge students in a fast-paced, highly entertaining comic-strip-writing game 27 My Boring Life 82 Everyone thinks his or her life is boring This class proves that it’s actually full of great stories 28 Colonel Mustard in the Library with A Candlestick: How to Write a Mystery 84 Mystery writing solved! A mystery author shares her secrets 29 Creating Characters 88 A novelist shares his techniques for creating memorable, well-rounded characters and offers exercises to help students hone their skills 30 High School Confidential: How to Write A Young-adult Novel 90 A young-adult author helps students write modern comedies of Manners 31 Get Your Haiku on 93 This very modern take on the ancient classic invites students to borrow from hip-hop and pop culture to create one-of-a-kind haiku 32 the Essay 95 Essays don’t have to be boring They can be as exciting as fiction, as moving as poetry Here, an acclaimed essayist shares her essay-writing tips 33 The Story of Me: Writing About Your Life And Your Family 99 You don’t have to be old or famous to write your life story This class invites you to trace how your family and experiences have shaped who you are today 34 Meet Your Protagonist! 101 An author teaches students to create well-rounded characters that readers really care about 35 All Witnesses Eventually Die: Embarrassing Stories 104 In comic panel form, an author and graphic novelist shares her tips for turning your mortifying experiences into good reading 36 Wicked Style and How to Get It 106 Students always tell us they want to develop a unique voice, a literary style all their own This class helps them find it 37 President Takes Martian Bride: Writing Tabloid Fiction 108 Tabloids might not be high literature, but they’re awfully fun to read— and even more fun to write In this off beat lesson, an author encourages wild storytelling and out-there stories that, we promise, will be really, really fun to grade 38 Lying for Fun and Profit 111 Good lies are a lot like good literature This class helps students turn falsehoods into fiction 39 This Class Sucks 114 Students learn the basics of criticism by reviewing everything from CDs to cookies 40 Screenwriting 117 A professional screenwriter shares his secrets, and invites the class to go Hollywood by practicing their story-pitching skills 41 How to Write a Ghost Story 120 Two professional ghost story writers share their scariest tips 42 826 Unplugged: Songwriting 125 The whole class collaborates to pen a guaranteed hit No musical experience necessary 43 Sportswriting: the Life 127 Two professional sportswriters share their expertise 44 How to Write a Fan Letter Without Getting a Restraining Order 129 A young-adult author and self-confessed superfan shares her letterwriting tips 45 Exquisite Story Lines 133 This lesson adapts the Exquisite Corpse poetry technique for short fiction 46 Soul Prowlers: the Art of Writing Newspaper Profiles 135 Ordinary-seeming people can have extraordinary, heroic stories—it just takes curiosity and the will to excavate them In this class, students learn how to identify good subjects, conduct interviews, find inspiration in the details of a life, and write compelling stories about both regular and famous people 47 Homestyle: Writing About the Place Where You Live 138 This lesson teaches students to see home in a fresh way, to walk through doors and open windows they never noticed, and to find the stories that home holds 48 Agitate! Propagandize! 141 Sometimes a clear, convincing argument isn’t enough You need to stir things up just a bit so that people pay attention and you can get your message across, whatever that is In this workshop, students craft propaganda—speeches, pamphlets, and posters—all of it hard-hitting 49 Tasty Medicine for Writer’s Block: Mindful Writing Exercises 144 From the editors of Essays for a New Generation, an anthology of essays for young readers, come these techniques for writing mindfully 50 High School Ink: Getting Published 147 An author of young - adult fiction shares her tips on getting your work out there Appendix Evaluation Rubrics 154 Self-assessment Checklists 156 Common Core Curriculum Standards 160 826 Centers and Staff 209
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Subject Areas: Education [JN]
