Difference between revisions of "Unit 1: The Importance of Creative Writing: What is World-Building?"
Jessdotart (talk | contribs) |
Jessdotart (talk | contribs) |
||
| (5 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | Unit 1: The Importance of Creative Writing: What is World-Building? | + | Return to: |
| + | [[ETAP 623 Spring 2019 Section 5933 (Byrne)]] | | ||
| + | [[Creative Writing in the Modern Classroom]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Unit 1: The Importance of Creative Writing: What is World-Building? == | ||
== '''Overview''' == | == '''Overview''' == | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[File:Kids-cant.jpg|right|320]] | ||
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. | 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 | + | 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 | + | '''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. |
| − | plan adds depth and texture to a normal creative writing lesson by reading online sources | ||
| − | found by the course administrator. | ||
== '''MODULE LESSONS''' == | == '''MODULE LESSONS''' == | ||
| Line 16: | Line 20: | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | '''Topic''' Why creative writing is important and the gap in creative writing pedagogy | + | | '''Topic:''' Why creative writing is important and the gap in creative writing pedagogy |
| − | |||
| − | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
| Line 26: | Line 28: | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | '''Topic''' The importance of student engagement and how to help students become engaged | + | | '''Topic:''' The importance of student engagement and how to help students become engaged |
| − | |||
| − | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
| Line 36: | Line 36: | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | '''Topic''' What is “world-building” and the importance of “believable worlds” | + | | '''Topic:''' What is “world-building” and the importance of “believable worlds” |
|} | |} | ||
Done with the above 3 lessons? Return to [[Creative Writing in the Modern Classroom]] to access Unit 2. | Done with the above 3 lessons? Return to [[Creative Writing in the Modern Classroom]] to access Unit 2. | ||
Latest revision as of 22:00, 9 May 2019
Return to: ETAP 623 Spring 2019 Section 5933 (Byrne) | Creative Writing in the Modern Classroom
Unit 1: The Importance of Creative Writing: What is World-Building?
Overview
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 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
| LESSON 1: Creative Writing and Teacher Education |
| Topic: Why creative writing is important and the gap in creative writing pedagogy |
| LESSON 2: Student Engagement and Its Importance |
| Topic: The importance of student engagement and how to help students become engaged |
| LESSON 3: The Importance of "Believable Worlds" |
| Topic: What is “world-building” and the importance of “believable worlds” |
Done with the above 3 lessons? Return to Creative Writing in the Modern Classroom to access Unit 2.
