Creative Writing in Groups

Hello teachers and creative writing workshop leaders!

I know firsthand how challenging your jobs can be – I’ve seen you in action and have learned so much from you all! 🙂

One of the biggest of these challenges has got to be the number of different personalities, learning styles, interest levels, and the emerging levels of various skills among your group. When it comes to planning a creative writing unit, this has got to be “top of mind” for you! (In fact, from the questions you’ve asked me over the years, I know this is true!)

I wanted to point you to a couple of articles I wrote that were recently posted on my publisher’s site.  I wrote them with teachers and leaders in mind – I think you’ll find some handy information there and some helpful points for getting you in a great mindset for classroom writing!

Two Recent Musings on Creative Writing in Groups

The most recent article is “Thoughts on Teaching Writing in the Classroom” – it’s about seeing and harnessing the diversity that naturally exists in your classroom as an absolute asset for exploring writing!

Another piece is about that often-dreaded-but-let’s-have-fun-with-it-instead topic: revision! Check out the article “Looking for Inspiring Creative Writing Teaching Ideas?” for more on what I hope you’ll see can be a creative, fun classroom activity!

I’m planning more teaching-related posts for my blog in the near future, so be sure to stop by! And please…if you’re interested in having me explore a particular writing topic of question, send me a note and let me know!

Until then, happy teaching and writing!

Karin