Creative Writing
Our class is structured as a writing workshop. All authors will post their highlights from the final chapbooks as pages on the wiki.
Section 1: Poetry
Found poems
Letter poems
Acrostic poems
Recipe poems
List poems
Confession poems
School poems
Villanelles
Final chapbook due
Here are many of the assignments with step-by-step instructions:
Final Poetry Assignments.ppt
Section 2: Fiction
Prop stories
Hands and feet
Single sentences
Picture writing
Delicious descriptions
First lines
Precise observations
Alphabet stories
Clichés & Similes
Describe a friend
Become a scribe
Daydream stories
Swap characters
Build a family
Newspaper stories
Note card narratives
Postcard stories
Newspaper dialogues
Historical fiction
Show don’t tell- emotions
Visualizing music
Sci-Fi brainstorm
Dialogue duets
Eavesdropping stories
Fictional Diaries
Interview stories
Story starters
Final chapbook due
Section 3: Film
Study format
View model short films & critique them
Write 7-10 minute screenplays with friends
Film festival
Final screenplay and writer’s notebook due