Through creative writing, teachers can stimulate their pupils in the production of novels, plays, film scripts and poems. After a good teacher understands how to teach creative writing, they can complement the strategy they have adopted with their enthusiasm and energy.
Steps
Step 1. Encourage students to appreciate good quality literary works written by great authors
Students in a creative writing class will likely already have a passion for great literature and already have their favorite works, but an intelligent teacher will introduce them to the analysis of literary works they do not yet know. Students will learn from their teacher and previous masters.
Step 2. Introduce the most important elements of the narrative
Great literary works share elements that remain unchanged from one genre to another. Theme, setting, plot, characterization, conflict, and dramatic action are all taught subjects in a creative writing course. Students will strive to add these elements to their creative projects.
Encourage students to tell a story through writing. Great poems, films, novels and works of other literary genres tell a story. The more engaging the story is, the more creative the work as a whole will be. The story ties together the most important elements that make up a narrative
Step 3. Talk about the stimuli that engage the reader in an effective story
Most great stories begin with a problem, or conflict, resolved through the dissolution or conclusion of the story. Encourage students to create an engaging problem that captures the reader in the first few pages of a short story or novel, or during the first few minutes of a film or play. It shows examples taken from the works of the masters and how it is possible that the reader is forced to turn the pages to find the solution of a problem introduced effectively at the beginning of a literary work.
Step 4. Examine the elements of a great narrative before students begin their first drafts
After students have created a great foothold to capture the reader by introducing a problem, they should strategically add all the other elements. Guide them in creating a tone and atmosphere using the setting of the story.
Step 5. Gather the first drafts and comment on students' work to encourage them to improve their writing
Remind them that great writers usually do several drafts before they are satisfied with their stories.
Step 6. Organize review and proofreading groups, where students share their work with others
Provide guidance so they can constructively contribute to the group discussion.
Step 7. Set a deadline date for each student's final draft
Comment constructively on finished work so students can continue to improve their skills.
Step 8. Publish the work of the group, so that everyone can read the final products
Publishing doesn't have to be expensive or luxurious. If possible, copies should be made in the school lab, or each student could provide a copy for other group members. A collection of stories can be bound using a simple stapler or studs.
