Teaching Creative
Writing
By
Radityo Tri Nugroho
Warm-Up Writing
lump
Task:
Create something with the
of clay on your desk.
When you are finished, take
about 10 minutes to write what
you created and why.
Questions for Discussion
• Look at the ceramic jar. What steps
would you need to go through to create
something like this from a lump of clay?
• How do you think this is similar to
writing an essay?
Why Do We Write
Some Basic Knowledge
About Creative Writing
Purpose
Communicate with each other
Record information
Enhance oral development
Reinforce vocabulary and Language
structure
Present ideas, information and
feelings
Demonstrate ones creativity and
critical thinking
The Writing Process
Activate knowledge
Take in information
Generate Ideas
Organize/Reorganize
Publish
The Writing Process
Pre-Writing
Drafting
Editing
Polishing
Revising
Reflecting
What do we need to teach ?
Using the basic conventions of
English
Presenting Information Ideas
and feelings coherently
and
Stages Of Writing
In Primary School learners go
through four stages of writing to
develop their writing skill.
Copying
Guided writing
Controlled Writing
Development of writing skills
through Task Based Activities
Have
Have
a context
a
purpose
Involve learners in thinking and doing
Learners draw up their own framework
of knowledge and skills.
Purposeful activities lead to a product.
Approaches to writing
Parallel Writing
Modeled writing
Shared and Interactive Writing
Process Writing
Experiential Writing
Creative Writing …….etc
Creativity And
Creative Writing
What Is Creative Writing
Definition:
Creative Writing expresses the writers
thoughts and feeling in an imaginative
often unique and poetic way. Creative
writing is guided more by the writers
need to express feelings and ideas than
by the restrictive demands of factual
and logical progression of expository
writing
What Is Creativity
Definitions:
Ability to produce original ideas.
The result of a complex of
cognitive skills, abilities,
personality factors ,motivation
and strategies.
Elements Of Creativity
Fluency
 Flexibility
Originality
Elaboration
Visualization

Teachers’ can develop learners
creativity by:
Choose Interesting topics.
Go beyond given information
Give time to think
Reward creative efforts
Value their creative attributes
Teach them creative thinking
Conducive Environment for
developing learners creativity
Provide challenges
Appreciate individuality
Encourage open discussion
Absence of conflicts
Allow time to think
Encourage confidence and willingness
to take risk
Strategies For Creative
Writing 1
Activity Sheet
Three Minute Fast Write:
Write anything that you can
remember from the Hare and the
Tortoise.
1,2,3 ……...go !!!!!!!
The Tortoise And The Hare
r
hare tortoise slow grass white lazy stupid clever Sunny
un competition sleep hot tired sad cry
surprised happy cry wake-up sunny unhappy sleep
Setting .
Who when where Event Problems Resolutions
Green tortoise
White rabbit
Grass hot sunny
Running
competition
Slow fast lazy
Stupid clever
sleep hot tired
work hard
a long time
Wake-up win
lose happy
unhappy
Surprised cry
Swimming
competition
Cant swim clever
Jump easy
proud find a
bridge enjoying
Arrive first
rest laugh
silly proud
Three Minute Fast Write
+
Transformation
=
A new version of a
story
Why Use Fast Write
A daily fluency exercise.
First thought on a starting point
are usually the most powerful and
original ones.
Helps students get started on an
assignment
Remember: at this stage accuracy is not
Thematic Tree
Start with a theme
Reflect on the theme
Develop sub themes
Brainstorm relevant themes
Theme : My House
Rooms in my house
Things to put in each room
Things to do in each room
My House
1 Living room
1 Kitchen
3 Bedrooms 2 Toilets 1Dining room
Now write about the dream house
How many rooms do you want
Besides the living room, bedroom,
washroom, drawing room dining room
do you want any other rooms
What do you want to put in those
rooms.
What do you want to do in those
rooms
Why Use Thematic Tree
Encourages students to think
of different perspectives
builds students' flexibility
generates more idea
Helps students’ structure their
writing
Multi-dimensional writing
 A car accident has occurred
injuring several people
 Teachers and students discuss
how it could have been averted
 Students imagine that they are
one of the following
characters and write an
account
1. Driver
2. Passenger
Activity Sheet
Imagine you are the
Principal/Headmistress
Librarian
Head Girl/ Boy
Teachers.
Write about any one particular
……Other Examples
You are Papa Bear. Write
rules for Goldie Locks to help
her become a better girl.
 You are the King of the
forest. Write rules for
different animals to follow
Why Use Multi-dimensional
writing
Enables Students to view
things from different angles
Helps students to remain
focused when they write
Brainstorming and Mind
Mapping
Identify Problem/Task to
be done
Brainstorm solutions/steps
possibilities
Use mind map to arrange and
develop ideas
Brainstorming andMind
Mapping
Put the word ‘Future’ on the board
Brainstorm words related to your
future
Now focus on your education family
and career
Group all the words under these
Example Map
My future family
Raise healthy,
happy
children
Stay close
to my
family
Make them
a priority
Education
work
Eventually
get a
PhD
Never stop
learning
Instill a love
of education
in my children
Learn to love
whatever work
I am doing
Use the skills I
have learned in as
many ways as
possible
Stay at home
while raising
children
Why Use Brainstorming and
Mind Mapping
Brainstorming: Excellent way of
creating many new ideas
Helps students break out of their
thinking patterns into new ways of
looking at things.
Mind Map: Used for arranging and
developing ideas.
A good format for reviewing ideas
Strategies For Creative
Writing 2
Writing Stories.
Transformation
 Making an appeal
Creating a new ending/ new
version to a story
Transformation
Making an appeal
Imagine you are the Troll.
Write why you are so fierce
to the goats.
I am fierce to the goats
because……………..
Transformation
Discuss with your friends why
do you think the troll was
so fierce to the goats.
Language Help
The goats were
naughty
Always hit the
Troll
Ate all the
grassland
Goats kicked Trolls Mother. She fell
into the river and died
No one to look after the troll.
Troll lonely and hungry
Hated the goats
Goats ate all
the grass.
No more grass
land and
trees all the
animals
hungry
Reasons
Activity:Imagine you are….
Imagine you are the three goats.
Use your 5 senses to think and
write about how nice the
grassland is.
See
 Smell
 Touch
 Hear
 Taste
Sample
WhenI arrived at the grassland I
saw-----------. I smelt
and it was
. I
touched---------. I could
hear---------- . Finally I ate
the grass and it
tasted .
Character Empathy
Write for the characters and express
how they feel. (letter, diary)
Examples:
Write about the Baby Bears feeling
when he saw his broken chair.
(letter)
Write how Cinderella felt after
the Ball dance. (diary)
Imagination
IF…………
Create anew ending based on assumption
-If the little Billy Goat Gruff could not
cross the bridge------
Your turn. Create a new ending
1 2 3 GO………!!!!!
Language Help
Sampl
e
New endings
Troll took Billy Home.
Billy was very
hungry.
There was no food
so
Billy dies of
starvation
The two brother goats could not find l
Little Billy
They were sad
They went back to the Bridge
The Brothers fought with the Troll
and brought Little Billy back home
Troll took him
home
Troll and Billy
become
good friends.
Troll takes care of
Billy
Lived happily ever
after
Wish Fulfillment
Discuss Cinderella's dream.
What could it be.
Write about your own dreams
Thanks For Reading
Your Comments And
suggestions Are
Valuable

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  • 1.
  • 2.
    Warm-Up Writing lump Task: Create somethingwith the of clay on your desk. When you are finished, take about 10 minutes to write what you created and why.
  • 3.
    Questions for Discussion •Look at the ceramic jar. What steps would you need to go through to create something like this from a lump of clay? • How do you think this is similar to writing an essay?
  • 4.
    Why Do WeWrite Some Basic Knowledge About Creative Writing
  • 5.
    Purpose Communicate with eachother Record information Enhance oral development Reinforce vocabulary and Language structure Present ideas, information and feelings Demonstrate ones creativity and critical thinking
  • 6.
    The Writing Process Activateknowledge Take in information Generate Ideas Organize/Reorganize Publish
  • 7.
  • 8.
    What do weneed to teach ? Using the basic conventions of English Presenting Information Ideas and feelings coherently and
  • 9.
    Stages Of Writing InPrimary School learners go through four stages of writing to develop their writing skill. Copying Guided writing Controlled Writing
  • 10.
    Development of writingskills through Task Based Activities Have Have a context a purpose Involve learners in thinking and doing Learners draw up their own framework of knowledge and skills. Purposeful activities lead to a product.
  • 11.
    Approaches to writing ParallelWriting Modeled writing Shared and Interactive Writing Process Writing Experiential Writing Creative Writing …….etc
  • 12.
  • 13.
    What Is CreativeWriting Definition: Creative Writing expresses the writers thoughts and feeling in an imaginative often unique and poetic way. Creative writing is guided more by the writers need to express feelings and ideas than by the restrictive demands of factual and logical progression of expository writing
  • 14.
    What Is Creativity Definitions: Abilityto produce original ideas. The result of a complex of cognitive skills, abilities, personality factors ,motivation and strategies.
  • 15.
    Elements Of Creativity Fluency Flexibility Originality Elaboration Visualization 
  • 16.
    Teachers’ can developlearners creativity by: Choose Interesting topics. Go beyond given information Give time to think Reward creative efforts Value their creative attributes Teach them creative thinking
  • 17.
    Conducive Environment for developinglearners creativity Provide challenges Appreciate individuality Encourage open discussion Absence of conflicts Allow time to think Encourage confidence and willingness to take risk
  • 18.
  • 19.
    Activity Sheet Three MinuteFast Write: Write anything that you can remember from the Hare and the Tortoise. 1,2,3 ……...go !!!!!!!
  • 20.
    The Tortoise AndThe Hare r hare tortoise slow grass white lazy stupid clever Sunny un competition sleep hot tired sad cry surprised happy cry wake-up sunny unhappy sleep Setting . Who when where Event Problems Resolutions Green tortoise White rabbit Grass hot sunny Running competition Slow fast lazy Stupid clever sleep hot tired work hard a long time Wake-up win lose happy unhappy Surprised cry Swimming competition Cant swim clever Jump easy proud find a bridge enjoying Arrive first rest laugh silly proud
  • 21.
    Three Minute FastWrite + Transformation = A new version of a story
  • 22.
    Why Use FastWrite A daily fluency exercise. First thought on a starting point are usually the most powerful and original ones. Helps students get started on an assignment Remember: at this stage accuracy is not
  • 23.
    Thematic Tree Start witha theme Reflect on the theme Develop sub themes Brainstorm relevant themes
  • 24.
    Theme : MyHouse Rooms in my house Things to put in each room Things to do in each room
  • 25.
    My House 1 Livingroom 1 Kitchen 3 Bedrooms 2 Toilets 1Dining room
  • 26.
    Now write aboutthe dream house How many rooms do you want Besides the living room, bedroom, washroom, drawing room dining room do you want any other rooms What do you want to put in those rooms. What do you want to do in those rooms
  • 27.
    Why Use ThematicTree Encourages students to think of different perspectives builds students' flexibility generates more idea Helps students’ structure their writing
  • 28.
    Multi-dimensional writing  Acar accident has occurred injuring several people  Teachers and students discuss how it could have been averted  Students imagine that they are one of the following characters and write an account 1. Driver 2. Passenger
  • 29.
    Activity Sheet Imagine youare the Principal/Headmistress Librarian Head Girl/ Boy Teachers. Write about any one particular
  • 30.
    ……Other Examples You arePapa Bear. Write rules for Goldie Locks to help her become a better girl.  You are the King of the forest. Write rules for different animals to follow
  • 31.
    Why Use Multi-dimensional writing EnablesStudents to view things from different angles Helps students to remain focused when they write
  • 32.
    Brainstorming and Mind Mapping IdentifyProblem/Task to be done Brainstorm solutions/steps possibilities Use mind map to arrange and develop ideas
  • 33.
    Brainstorming andMind Mapping Put theword ‘Future’ on the board Brainstorm words related to your future Now focus on your education family and career Group all the words under these
  • 34.
    Example Map My futurefamily Raise healthy, happy children Stay close to my family Make them a priority Education work Eventually get a PhD Never stop learning Instill a love of education in my children Learn to love whatever work I am doing Use the skills I have learned in as many ways as possible Stay at home while raising children
  • 35.
    Why Use Brainstormingand Mind Mapping Brainstorming: Excellent way of creating many new ideas Helps students break out of their thinking patterns into new ways of looking at things. Mind Map: Used for arranging and developing ideas. A good format for reviewing ideas
  • 36.
  • 37.
    Transformation  Making anappeal Creating a new ending/ new version to a story
  • 38.
    Transformation Making an appeal Imagineyou are the Troll. Write why you are so fierce to the goats. I am fierce to the goats because……………..
  • 39.
    Transformation Discuss with yourfriends why do you think the troll was so fierce to the goats.
  • 40.
    Language Help The goatswere naughty Always hit the Troll Ate all the grassland Goats kicked Trolls Mother. She fell into the river and died No one to look after the troll. Troll lonely and hungry Hated the goats Goats ate all the grass. No more grass land and trees all the animals hungry Reasons
  • 41.
    Activity:Imagine you are…. Imagineyou are the three goats. Use your 5 senses to think and write about how nice the grassland is. See  Smell  Touch  Hear  Taste
  • 42.
    Sample WhenI arrived atthe grassland I saw-----------. I smelt and it was . I touched---------. I could hear---------- . Finally I ate the grass and it tasted .
  • 43.
    Character Empathy Write forthe characters and express how they feel. (letter, diary) Examples: Write about the Baby Bears feeling when he saw his broken chair. (letter) Write how Cinderella felt after the Ball dance. (diary)
  • 44.
    Imagination IF………… Create anew endingbased on assumption -If the little Billy Goat Gruff could not cross the bridge------ Your turn. Create a new ending 1 2 3 GO………!!!!!
  • 45.
    Language Help Sampl e New endings Trolltook Billy Home. Billy was very hungry. There was no food so Billy dies of starvation The two brother goats could not find l Little Billy They were sad They went back to the Bridge The Brothers fought with the Troll and brought Little Billy back home Troll took him home Troll and Billy become good friends. Troll takes care of Billy Lived happily ever after
  • 46.
    Wish Fulfillment Discuss Cinderella'sdream. What could it be. Write about your own dreams
  • 47.
    Thanks For Reading YourComments And suggestions Are Valuable