Get them to write more about the characters of the article. Cut out some headlines and stick them at the top of blank (or lined) sheets of paper.Keep an eye out for really funny headlines that you think the kids will like.If you are looking for movie ideas, see my page teaching with movies.
Ask the children to write a story to go with the headline.
And don’t forget that all good newspapers need pictures too!
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• Request more information There isn’t much time to write creatively in high school, so come to Summer Academy and write poetry, short stories, plays and more.
Get the children to pick three to five words and make up a story using them.
It seems to motivate children if their musings are to be read by lots of people.It would also be fun to place the pictures of people in a geographic location and ask the children to write about what they are doing there.A variation on this theme would be to go out to a park or cafe and do some people watching.While the number of bookmobiles has decreased in recent years, almost 700 continue to serve the nation’s readers.If you can read this sentence, then you are luckier than nearly one-third of adults who struggle with literacy every day in our country.Students will try writing exercises to get their creativity flowing and do activities to have new experiences to write about.Students will have the opportunity to experiment with different forms and genres and by the end of the week will have a notebook of ideas, at least a couple of completed new pieces, as well as lots of fun memories and new friends. Katie Hanson is an assistant professor in English and education.She teaches literature and writing courses in the English department and teaches future English teachers in the education department.Her research interests include young adolescent literature, children’s literature, and literacy strategies. In her free time, she likes to travel with her husband and three children. I believe that most children want to write before they want to read.That was certainly the case with both of my children - they would scribble write from an early age and ask me to read it for them :)There is something magical about putting pen to paper and making your words appear.
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