This learning packet should review:
• New terms and definitions
• Differences between creative and academic writing
• Genres of creative writing: novels, short stories, memoir writing, journaling, playwriting, screenwriting, creative non-fiction (personal essays) and poetry
• Writing Process
New Terms: A few terms that may be new are:
• Memoir
• Creative non-fiction
• Creative Writing
This detailed learning packet offers two engaging slide show presentations outlining common problems beginning creative writers face as well as helpful writing hints for strengthening the quality of writing. Various genres of creative writing are discussed, as well as the difference between academic and creative writing. A link to helpful writing prompts is provided, as well as information about the writing process. These objectives are conveyed through the use of slide presentations, helpful text, and video links.
This video clip offers insight on how to write a memoir, a popular form of creative writing.
Gardner and Johnson (1997) describe the stages of the writing process:
"Writing is a fluid process created by writers as they work. Accomplished writers move back and forth between the stages of the process, both consciously and unconsciously. Young writers, however, benefit from the structure and security of following the writing process in their writing.
In actuality, the writing process is not a highly organized linear process, but rather a continual movement between the different steps of the writing model."
Not sure what to write about? Simply search the internet for "Creative Writing Prompts" or visit this helpful website to get yourself started:
http://www.creative-writing-solutions.com/creative-writing-prompts.html
Source: Rebecca Oberg