creative writing
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Creative Writing. By Aaron Kurtz. The Problem. Introduction. Poetry Children’s Books Short Stories. Poetry ~ Inspiration. Popular Authors Shel Silverstein The Giving Tree Where the Sidewalk Ends Robert Frost Poems Getting Ideas Brainstorming Random activities Topic prompts. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Creative Writing
By Aaron Kurtz
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The Problem
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Introduction
Poetry
Children’s Books
Short Stories
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Poetry ~ Inspiration Popular Authors
o Shel Silverstein• The Giving Tree• Where the Sidewalk Ends
o Robert Frost• Poems
Getting Ideaso Brainstormingo Random activities
• Topic prompts
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Poetry ~ Ideas Poem Forms
o Ballado Haikuo Limericko Sonneto Blank Verseo Sestina
Activitieso Emulate the
Masters• Use as introduction
o Creative Workshop• Use to develop skills
o Poetry Slam• Use to express
creativity
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Poetry ~ Foundations Develops…
o Structure• Must follow verse
formo Contained
Creativity• Must utilize a finite
lengtho Creative Expression
• Endless possibilities
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Children’s Book ~ Inspiration Popular Authors
o Chris van Allsburg• The Wreck of the Zephyr
o Eric Carle• The Very Hungry Caterpillar
o Steven Kellogg• Pecos Bill
Getting Ideaso Web outlineo Story generatoro Draw on experience
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Children’s Book ~ Ideas Book Ideas
o Teach something• How to…
o Relate a memory• Favorite Christmas
o Emulate popular book• … from the Black
Lagoon
Activitieso Children Book Unit
• Generate idea• 2-3 days
• Outline story• 2-3 days
• Write story• 3 days
• Illustrate story• 1 week
• Assemble book• 2 days
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Children’s Book ~ Foundations Develops…
o Structure• Must have
consistencyo Creativity
• Illustrating, story content, and book construction
o Perseverance• Takes longer than
poems to create
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Short Story ~ Inspiration Popular Authors
o Washington Irving• “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
o O. Henry• “The Gift of the Magi”
o Jack London• “To Build a Fire”
Getting Ideaso Idea generatorso Brainstormingo Story prompts
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Short Story ~ Ideas Story Forms
o Fictiono Non-fictiono Narrativeo Third persono First persono Genre specific
• Fantasy• Western• Mystery
Activitieso Short Story Unit
• Generate ideas• Pick an idea• Develop idea• Write story• Edit/Rewrite• Publish as one
volume• Bookemon
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Short Story ~ Foundations
Develops…o Major writing
elements• Plot, setting,
characters, continuity, fluency, mechanics, etc.
o Discipline• Takes time to create
and edito Accomplishment
• Seeing it published
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References For the graph
o http://nationsreportcard.gov/writing_2011/ Poem forms
o http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/197o http://www.baymoon.com/~ariadne/form/sestina.htm