Here’s a fun writing game for a class, a get-together, or in our case, a family reunion! It’s called Telephone Pictionary, and it’s a combination of those two all-time favorites. How To Play 1. Before you start, cut several pieces of plain white paper into small rectangles about 3 inches wide by 2 inches long. Provide each player with […]
This is a fun writing activity to do with a group of students to help get their creative juices flowing. You provide them with part of the first line of a story, and the students take it from there! Here’s what you do: 1. Have each student take out a piece of notebook paper. 2. […]
This school year, I’m teaching a middle school creative writing class. Most of the assignments are single paragraphs in which the students focus on descriptive writing. Still, I’ve found that many of the “rules” for good writing that we talk about are the guidelines I try to follow in my own work. One of those guidelines is to […]
This is a great game to play with a class of students, although you could do it with fewer as well. I did it with my creative writing class of middle-school students, and it was a lot of fun. Before you play, make sure the students understand the meanings of “protagonist” and “antagonist.” Then, all […]
There is so much to share in art, it would be easy to let writing ideas slip aside. So I’ve decided to dedicate Wednesdays to writing! This week’s idea is a fun one you can use with either an individual student or a large group. I gave out this assignment to the students in one of […]