Creative Writing, Page 2

Digital Storytelling
Examples and suggestions for classroom use.

Discover Writing with Barry Lane
Among the other resources available here is a lesson plan archive with great ideas for creative writing, grades 3-8.

Don't Bore them with the Thank-You Note!
Suggestions for lively thank-you notes and prompts for practice.

Fables
Students consider a moral and a central theme in writing a fable for elementary school students.

Fiction Teachers
Click on "Fiction Class" and "Fiction Fun" for ideas on teaching kids to write creatively.

Five Facts of Fiction
This 47-page document is designed for middle school and above. It is rich with tips, guidelines, and models. It requires Adobe Acrobat Reader or compatible application for access.

Fresh Squeezed Creative Writing Juices
Four story prompts designed for second grade.

Haiku
A collection of sites on writing haiku.

How to Make Your Poem Leap from the Page!
Tips for 4th graders.

How Owly and Wormy became friends: Using a "Silent" comic to inspire creative writing
Students read a wordless comic and use it as a story starter. This lesson is designed for grades 1-2.

The Imagination Prompt Generator
If you don't like the first prompt that appears, just click on "Next Prompt." These prompts may be better suited for high school and above.

In Your Lunch
A writing prompt for an adventure story, differentiated for elementary and middle and high school students.

It's in the Cards
Students create a problem, characters, setting, and tone on separate cards, put them all in a hat, draw 4, and write a story. This handout is designed for high school and can be modified for any grade. Access requires Adobe Acrobat Reader or compatible application.

Journal Ideas
258 ideas for all age levels.

Judy Blume Talks about Writing
Tips for children and adults on ideas, revising, and getting published.

Left to Their Own (Literary) Devices: Writing Creatively as Inspired By Lemony Snicket
"Students write scenes for stories using their own original characters and employing literary and plot devices found in the Lemony Snicket children's book series."

Lemon Writing: Introduction to Autobiography or Journal Writing
Students use lemons as a creative introduction to writing biographies.

Lesson Plan Unit: Creative Writing
Lesson plans using online resources from the New York Times.

Life's Little Instruction Book
After a thorough study of grammar and the parts of speech, students write positive statements to be compiled in a "book."

Logical & Structured Writing Ideas
Scroll down to find quite a few creative writing ideas, including patterns for poetry.