50 Enthralling and Effective Writing Lessons (Ages 11 and Up)
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Foreword xv Acknowledgments xvii The Authors xix The Contributors xxiii Lesson Plans 1 Details (golden), Character (immortal), and Setting (rural India) 1 by dave eggers In this three-part lesson, students learn to draw details from real life to create unforgettable characters and compelling stories 2 Literary Facebooks 7 by kathryn riddle Curious what Elizabeth Bennets, Harry Potters, Bella Swans, or Percy Jacksons Facebook profile would look like? In this workshop, students create a mock Facebook profi le based on their favorite literary character 3 Suburban Epics 10 by tom perrotta The author of Little Children and Election shares his tips for finding inspiration in your own neighborhood 4 Busted 12 by william john bert Writing about the time you didnt get away with it 5 How to Write Science Fiction 15 by cory doctorow The Nebula Awardnominated author shares his tips for crafting fascinating science fiction 6 Writing From Experience 18 by stephen elliott Students learn to transform their own life events into compelling fiction from an author whos mastered the art 7 Too Much Money! An Ethical Writing Experience In 10 Easy Steps 20 by louanne johnson This lesson introduces students to the benefits of journaling, using an ethical conundrum to keep them invested and involved 8 The Talk Show Circuit 23 by ellie kemper The Offi ce actor shows how to use the talk show format to practice the elements of good storytelling 9 The First Draft Is My Enemy: Revisions 26 by sarah vowell You spend hours grading papers You give great feedback You offer tons of suggestions to improve the pieceand then you never see it again A favorite essayist shows you how to put all that work to good use 10 See You Again Yesterday: Playing with Time 29 by audrey niffenegger The author of The Time Travelers Wife shares her tips for working with tricky time lines 11 Look Smart Fast: College Application Essay Boot Camp 35 by risa nye A college admissions reader outlines the dos and donts of great application essays 12 Writing About Painful Things 39 by phoebe gloeckner The author of Diary of a Teenage Girl: An Account in Words and Pictures walks students through the difficult but redemptive process of writing about pain 13 Mutant Shakespeare 42 by kyle booten Reading Shakespeare is hard Lucky for us, we wont be reading Shakespeare We will take him apart and put him back together the wrong way We will lose some of his pieces This class assumes that one good way to understand something is to see how it could be different 14 How to Write a One-person Show About a Historical Figure 45 by kristen schaal The Daily Show correspondent and actor shows us how to research and write a great play about a real person 15 Writing for Gamers 47 by tom bissell The author of Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter leads a lesson on narrativity and video games 16 Humor Writing: An Exercise in Alchemy 49 by dan kennedy This is the lesson plan to engage the bored, disinterested students rolling their eyes in the back row A humor author shares writing prompts that are pretty much guaranteed to provoke great material 17 On Pining: Write a Verse to Make Them Stay 54 by thao nguyen An indie musician leads a workshop on writing the words that make those you miss come back 18 Adding Insult to Poetry 56 by nicholas decoulos Anyone can say, Same to you, buddy! In this class students learn why its not wise to cross a poet 19 Bad Writing 58 by neal pollack This inventive lesson by a noted writer and satirist shows you how to do it right by trying to do it wrong 20 Where Stories Come From 61 by julie orringer The thought of writing a short story from scratch can be so daunting An author shares her secret: dont start from scratch Find inspiration in art, news, and real-life events 21 Word Karaoke 63 by matthue roth In this highly engaging less