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byJJonathanVaassallo,Man
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Creattivewritingccanaddvalu uetoyourclassroombytakingstudeentsoutofttheordinaryy
structureofgrammmarbooksandallowinggthemmoreefreedomtopracticew whatthey
havelearnedinaacreativewaay.Itcanalsobeveryenntertainingffortheteach her,asthey
gettooexerciseth
heircreativemuscleswitthsomefun andentertaainingclassroomideas.

Hereare7waysttobringcreaativewritinggtoyourclasssroomfrom mteachersalloverthe
world d:

1.BagofProps StefanChiaarantanoSStefanhastaaughtEnglishhinTaiwan,Japanand
Chinaaforseveralyearsandin nhishometo ownofToronnto,Canadaa.

TomakelearninggEnglishfun nformystud dentsIwoulddbringinab bagofpropssthatIcould


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incorrporateintomylessons.MybagoftricksincludeedCDsofch hildren'ssonggs,chants
andppopmusic.IwoulduseaachantwithTotalPhysiccalResponsee(TPR)tobeeginaclass
withyounglearnersorapop psongwithaadolescentjuuniorhighscchoolstuden ntsasa
mean nstoteachiddioms,vocabularyorgraammar.Mybagalsoinccludedpuppeets,which
allow
wedmetote eachtargetlaanguagesucchasgreetinngsbyactinggoutadialoggueskitwith h
thep
puppets.Ivariedmyvoicceforthepu uppetsandssoondiscoveeredthatith had
introdducedanoth hernativesp peakerintheeclassroom....Itincludeedstuffedannimals,which
Iuseddtoteachprepositionso ofplace.The
erewerecollouredplasticballstoteeachcolours
butw
whichIalsouusedinplayffulactivities..Assillyasitsounds,Iwouldbelo
ostwithout
mybagoftricks.Ithasinfuse edcreativity intothewaayIteachbutmoreimpo ortantlyit
hasm
madelearnin ngEnglishan nenjoyablee experiencefformystudeents.

2.ASSenseofAdvventureEzzekielYerimo ohEzekielisaCertifieddSupplyChaainOfficer
andttheCEOofTo
Tonell&Cole.HeisalsottheNationallCoordinatoorofQuizzing gNigeria(a
memberoftheIn nternationalQuizzingAsssociationIQ QA)andtheePresidentofof
KnowwledgefieldIn nternationall.

Creattivewritingccanbringasspiritofadveentureintottheclassroom.Thinkingaboutan
unusual,excitinganddangerrousexperienceoreventisnotonlyyagreatwayytowiden
theh
horizonsofsttudentsbutalsotogivethemgreatexposureto onewvocab bulary.
More eover,students'talents,gifts,skills,environmennt,backgroundandperssonalitywill
playaamajorroleinitsabilityytofunctioneffectivelyincreativew writing.Basiccally,
studeentsshouldb bewelltrainnedtounderrtakethetasskofcreativewriting.


Agooodexampleofanunusualeventisfo oronetoim
maginethesu unlightwhen nitis
suppo osedtobeddarkorawild danimalthaatspeakslikeeahumanb being.Studentscan
becomemoreen ngagediftheeyusetheirp personalityttraitsandexxperiencestoocomeup
withtheirownun nusualeventsandthenperformfreeewritingbaasedontheeevent,letting
theirstoriesbeco omesmoreaandmoreun nusual.

3.DeebatesandQ QuotesTattyanaFedoso ovaTatyannahasaPhD DinEnglishPhilology,


andissProfessoroofEnglishatttheDepartm mentofGerm manPhilologyofGornoAltaiskStatte
Univeersity,Altai,Siberia,Russia.

Myfaavoritewritttentaskforiintermediate elevelstudeentsistowrriteanexperrtviewpoint
onachallengingreallifesituationorpro oblemforaccolumninamagazine,fo orexample,
howttobehavein nanewscho ool.Iliketop
providestuddentswithaquotationo ofafamous
persoononsomehottopicandhavethem mwriteashoortargumen ntativepassaageonit.I
alsoh
havemystudentsdebatteaproposedamendmeenttotheco onstitutionbbywritinga
speecchfortheTV Vdebatesorrwritethep presidentialppledgeforthheelections.Ifindit
usefuultoaskstuddentstomakkeupanend dingtoastoory,tocompletethebegginningofa
senteence,ortowwriteareporrtaboutane exoticplacethattheyvissitedora
cultural/sportinggeventthatttookplacein ntheirregioon.Thesetasskshelptoreeinforcekeyy
conce eptsundersstudy,develo opcriticalth
hinking,cognnitive,andcreativeskillssandhave
practticalapplicattionsaswell.

TatyaanaFedosovva,PhD,EnglishPhilologyy,andProfeessorofEnglishattheDeepartmento of
GermmanPhilologyyofGornoA AltaiskStateUniversity,Altai,Siberia,Russia.

4.MaadLibsPeterWinthropPeterha asbeenteachhingkinderggartenandp primary


schooolstudentsinnShanghai,Chinasince2009.Inaddditiontoteaachinghealssoassistsin
teachhertrainingaandmentoriing.

Bringgingcreativewritingintootheclassroomcanbeddifficult,mossttextbookssdonotfocu us
onthhatpartofle
earninganotherlanguage.IliketosttartwithMaadlibs,funnyyword
substtitutions.Thisallowsstuudentstohavvefunwithtthelanguageandslipsin nalessonon n
theim
mportanceo ofwordchoice.Mybigtipistocelebbrateoriginaalityandlearning
languuagelearned doutsidethe eclassroomasmuchasusingcorrecctgrammar.Wewantto o
showwstudentsth heycanusetthelanguage etheyhavelearnedand dcanmakettheirown
senteences.Theydontjusthaavetorelyo onthesentenncepatternsstheydrillinnclass.

IalwaaysbasetheeMadlibson nwhateverthelessonsccontentis,so oevenwhileebeingsilly


wearrepracticinggandusingtthelessonslanguage.Annexamplew wouldbe:


"Tim misgoingtotthe___becaausehewan ntstoeat____."

Stude entOnewillpickthelocation,saylibbrary,thenSStudentTwo opicktheobbject,say


books.Thatgivessusthesenttence:

"Tim misgoingtotthelibraryb
becausehew wantstoeatbooks."

Theggrammarisccorrect,thevvocabularyisinitscorreectplacebuttthemeanin ngissilly,so
o
everyyonegetsalaugh.

5.SharedWritinggAmiraSh houmaAm miraisacertif


ifiedESLteacherinQueb becand
Ontario.SheisallsocurrentlyyanMAgrad duatestudenntinApplieddLinguisticsatConcordia a
Univeersity.

Ifoun ndthearticle
eActivitiesforWritingInstructionbySharonM.Abbeyagood
resou urceforteacchersintheirrwritingclassses.Theauuthoroffered dvariousacttivitiesto
activaatestudentss'senseofw writing,includdingsharedwriting.Witthsharedwrriting,the
teach herteachessstudentswritingbywritingwiththeem.Theproccessofwritin ngstarts
withbrainstormingideasinaasharedwrittingsession .Forexample,atthebeeginningof
thesession,ateaachercanestablishthep purposeoft hesharedw writingsessio
onwith
his/herstudents..Then,he/sh hebrainstorrmsideaswi ththegroup p.Next,theteacher
selectsoneofthe eideasandinvitesstude entstodeveelopit.Attheetimeofcomposition,
thete eacherandsstudentsstartwritingto ogether.Finaally,theteaccherandhis//her
stude entsrevisetheirtexttoggether.Share edwritingheelpsstudenttsgaintheirconfidence,,
buildtheirmotivation,andalsoenrichth heirideas.

6.AltternateEndiingsAnnaKlisisanexp periencedE nglishteach herandhaswworkedfor


severralrenownedlanguagesschools.SheholdsamasstersdegreeinEnglishfromthe
Unive ersityofWrooclawandabachelorsd degreeinFil mProductio onfromtheUniversityo of
Wale es,GreatBrittain.

Stude ents(atleasttintermediaatelevel)are
easkedinaddvancedbyaateachertowatcha
famo ous/popularfilm(orchoo oseachapterfromaweellknownbo ook)andcho ooseone
impo ortantandmmeaningfulsccene.Athom metheypreppareashortdescriptionofa
continuationofthescenebu utthewayth heywantitttobe,sothatitiscompletely
differrentfromtheoriginal,andtheyworrkonanewversionthattwouldposssiblyleadtoa
differrentending.Whenworkkingonsuchapieceofw writingstudeentsaresupposedtousee
newlyylearnedgrrammarand//orvocabulaarystructureestopracticcethem.Theenduringthee
lessontheycangguessthealtternateendingsorcompparetheirveersionstodeecidewhich
oneisthebestan ndhowitfitstheoriginaalstory.

7.WrritingwiththeSenses RachelPlayyfairRacheelisateacheertrainerandlanguage
coachhworkinginBarcelona,Spain.

Frommtimetotim meIliketousseashortwrritingactivityyasaWarmmDownend dofclass


activiitytohelpbalancetheW WarmUpo oralactivitiessIdo.Oneo
ofmyfavourriteonesis
ResppondWithYYourSenses:Iwillgivesstudentsaseensoryprom mpt(i.e.show
wthema
picture,playthem msomemussic,putanobjectinabaagthattheycantseean ndletthem
feelitt,letthemssmellsometh hinglikepepppermintexttract),thensstudentsdofreewritingg
aboutthepromp ptforabout335minutes,dependinggontheirlevvel.Icanalso ousethe
prommptstoprevieworreview wclassroom mtopics.Forfurthercreaativeand/or
collabborativewritingactivitiees,Iwillthen
nputstudenntstogetherintosmallggroupsto
comb bineanddevveloptheirp paragraphs,w whichwecaanthenshareetogethero orputupon
theclassroomwaall.Thisactivvitycanbeaadaptedtoa widerangeeoflevelsan ndagesas
longaasyoumake esuretheyh
havehadpre eviousvocabbularyinput..

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