Innovative lessons plans and ideas for teaching creative writing as well as samples of student writing resulting from the lessons.
A lesson plan for writing rants.
Line Breaks
A lesson exploring the relationship between visual art and poetry.
Literary Device
Changing the Face of the Statue of Liberty
Reflecting on the Sound of A Poem as Big as the City
Prompt from A Poem as Big as New York City
Using poetry to get students more comfortable with public speaking.
Inspired by A Poem a Big as New York City
In-class writing exercises that inspired A Poem as Big as New York City.
Writing list poems on the dreamlife of others, objects, and ourselves.
Students write about their unique relationships to New York City.
Building students’ confidence in presenting work aloud.
A lesson plan on scientific observation and Pablo Neruda.
Intro to Fantasy
A fresh perspective on a well-known historical figure and a new method of characterization
The process of crafting the elusive “voice” students hear so much about
Lesson plan based on Dunya Mikhail’s “The War Works Hard.”
A lesson to encourage students to draw inspiration from their daily lives.
A lesson to help 5th graders explore the issue of gun violence.
A lesson inviting students to explore synesthesia.
Emotions Triggered by an Object or Event
Students learn about personification and how this can spice up the “who, what, where, when, why, how” way of writing.
A fun, no-stress lesson plan teaches students skills they can employ throughout their academic careers.