Creative Writing on preschool, elementary, secondary and tertiary level Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli The Multitudinous Forms of Communication

Cartoons  5th and 6th grades of Hlíðaskóli 2011/ Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli The Multitudinous Forms of Communication

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Overview:  Short story  Short stories in the English classroom  Exchange about creative writing (individual and group work) and presenting the outcome.  Writing workshop Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli The Multitudinous Forms of Communication

Aims  To discuss teaching creative writing in English classrooms  To argue that the short story / creative writing has it´s place in English classroom on preschool, elementary, secondary level, as well as in the adult life  To promote the discussion about creative writing among English teachers in elementary and secondary schools  To give teachers some simple tools to work with short stories Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli The Multitudinous Forms of Communication

I. Short story Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli The Multitudinous Forms of Communication

Write down your definition of “short story” Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli The Multitudinous Forms of Communication

What is a short story? Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli The Multitudinous Forms of Communication

An answer of a 5-year-old: “What you tell people so they will be happy.” (p. 163) Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli The Multitudinous Forms of Communication

An answer of a 10-year-old: “Telling about something and using transition words, a good opening, closing, details and elaboration” (p. 163) Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli The Multitudinous Forms of Communication

 Kinds of short stories (p. 164)  Classifications (p. 165)  Progressive Plotline (p. 169) Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli The Multitudinous Forms of Communication

“One can´t believe impossible things”. “I dare say you haven´t had much practice,” said the Queen. “When I was your age I always did it for half an hour a day. Why sometimes I´ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli The Multitudinous Forms of Communication

II. SHORT STORIES IN THE ENGLISH CLASSROOM Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli The Multitudinous Forms of Communication

Short stories in the lessons A. READING STORIES B. WRITING STORIES Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli The Multitudinous Forms of Communication

“Nothing can help you “learn” how to write a good, short story better than reading good short stories.“ ( Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli The Multitudinous Forms of Communication

A. Reading short stories Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli The Multitudinous Forms of Communication

 Story-based approach to teaching English (Primary Essentials, British Council)  Patience A. Karlsson, Storytelling as a teaching strategy  Conference Story-line in August  Ritsmiðja fyrir kennara (STÍL) in August Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli The Multitudinous Forms of Communication

Work with a short story preliminary activities Drawing, acting, brainstorming, alternative endings, guessing, analyzing, summing up, organizing, using graphs, creating booklets & posters, individual portfolio, mapping individual progress.. Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli The Multitudinous Forms of Communication

Work with a short story (cont.) activities during reading Vocabulary, guessing the end, drawing the place or the character … Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli The Multitudinous Forms of Communication

Work with a short story (cont.) post-reading activities nd-feeds-me Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli The Multitudinous Forms of Communication

B. WRITING SHORT STORIES Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli The Multitudinous Forms of Communication

How to write a short story Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli The Multitudinous Forms of Communication

Introduction into story writing:  Think sheet for story planning  Character fact sheet (drawing)  Drafting (mind map)  Progressive plotline  Story mountain Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli The Multitudinous Forms of Communication

 Writing  Editing  Sharing  Continuous Assessment (p ) Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli The Multitudinous Forms of Communication

Short story competition  2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13  Cartoons in 5-6th grades  3 age categories – will be 4  No topic – may be a wide topic  Online brochure  competition/ competition/  Tungumálatorg Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli The Multitudinous Forms of Communication

III. EXCHANGE ABOUT WRITING Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli The Multitudinous Forms of Communication

1. WRITTEN INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT Think about writing in English classes. (handout) Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli The Multitudinous Forms of Communication

2. WRITTEN GROUP ASSIGNMENT  3-4 persons in a group  Elementary school teachers together  Secondary school teachers together  Keep your individual answers at hand  Sum up your groups answers to these three questions: Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli The Multitudinous Forms of Communication

 What are the advantages and disadvantages of creative writing in the English classroom?  Do/Can English teachers utilize creative writing in the classroom? How?  How do English teachers evaluate writing? Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli The Multitudinous Forms of Communication

PRESENTING THE FINDINGS OF THE GROUPS Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli The Multitudinous Forms of Communication

IV. Writing workshop

PROJECT: Short story Participants get a taste of how students learn to write short stories…  Read some beginnings of short stories.  Write a beginning of a short story.  Share everyone´s beginning of a short story. Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli The Multitudinous Forms of Communication

Brainstorming Idea Draw a mind map Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli The Multitudinous Forms of Communication

Sketching Setting Character Plot Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli The Multitudinous Forms of Communication

Write a Catchy First Paragraph In today’s fast-moving world, the first sentence of your short story should catch your reader’s attention with the unusual, the unexpected, an action, or a conflict. Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli The Multitudinous Forms of Communication

Start writing Choose the right words! Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli The Multitudinous Forms of Communication

Kristýn Ýr 8. bekkur Hlíðaskóla  What if? _la_2011_flettib_klingur/15 Renata Emilsson Pesková, Hlíðaskóli The Multitudinous Forms of Communication