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== Unit 1: The Importance of Creative Writing: What is World-Building? ==
 
== '''Overview''' == 

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	Welcome to the course “Creative Writing in the Modern Classroom”! During this course, you will be investigating the importance of creative writing, how to use “world-building” elements to engage students and enrich your lesson plans, and will finish up the course with a final project of editing or creating a lesson plan with creative writing and “world-building” elements. 
During this Unit we’re going to create an informal journal of resources and ideas. Follow [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rMJu9v-lVu188Z0fNblJcd_YbIgRR9HiKo4xJhCic98/edit?usp=sharing this link] to go to a Google Doc outline that has been created with prompts and questions to help guide your thoughts as we progress through the first unit of the mini-course. At the top of the page, add this file to your Google Drive by clicking "File" and "Make a Copy." This will allow you to change headings, add in your own information, and copy and paste links for future reference in a way that will not affect the work of others.

'''Objective:''' Participants will recognize how adding world building elements to a lesson plan adds depth and texture to a normal creative writing lesson by reading online sources found by the course administrator and will self-assess throughout the unit by filling out a journal.

== '''MODULE LESSONS''' == 

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| '''[[LESSON 1: Creative Writing and Teacher Education]]''' 
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| '''Topic:''' Why creative writing is important and the gap in creative writing pedagogy
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| '''[[LESSON 2: Student Engagement and Its Importance]]'''
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| '''Topic:''' The importance of student engagement and how to help students become engaged
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| '''[[LESSON 3: The Importance of "Believable Worlds"]]'''
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| '''Topic:''' What is “world-building” and the importance of “believable worlds”
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