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English Language

E Arts Writing 521A:

Creative Writing

Writing 521A

December 9, 2011

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Acknowledgments

The Prince Edward Island Department of Education and Early Childhood Development gratefully acknowledge the contribution of the Writing 521A curriculum committee on the development of this curriculum guide.

Angie MacCorquodale Marie Nantes Sarah Charlton Tim Lea Pam Walsh Kelly Gallant Jarmo Puiras Jennifer Connell

Colonel Gray High School Bluefield High School Colonel Gray High School Montague Regional High School Three Oaks Senior High School Kensington Intermediate High School Secondary Language Arts Specialist (2006 ? 2010) Secondary Language Arts Specialist (2010 ? )

Additional recognition is due to the Saskatchewan Department of Education for allowing the use of content from its English Language Arts Creative Writing 20 curriculum guide, and to the many pilot teachers who provided feedback and suggestions throughout the process.

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Contents

Introduction

Contexts for Learning and Teaching

The Creative Process The Writing Process

CONTENTS

Background........................................................................ 1 Course Description ............................................................ 2 Course Overview................................................................ 2 Core Elements.................................................................... 2 The Writing Teacher........................................................... 3 The Writing Student .......................................................... 3 Principles Underlying the Teaching of Creative Writing ..... 4

The Learning Environment................................................ 9 Meeting the Needs of All Students ..................................... 10 Gender Inclusiveness .......................................................... 10 Valuing Social and Cultural Diversity................................. 11 English as an Additional Language (EAL) Students ............ 11 Technology and the Language Arts..................................... 12 Links to Other Disciplines ................................................. 12 Education for Sustainable Development (ESD).................. 12 Resource-based Learning .................................................... 13 Introduction to Project Based Learning .............................. 14

Introduction....................................................................... 15 Tips for Teaching the Creative Process................................ 15 The Role of Individual Perceptions in the Creative Process... 18

Introduction....................................................................... 19 Pre-writing ......................................................................... 19 Writing Topics and Pre-writing Strategies ........................... 19 Sample Image Cluster......................................................... 21 Idea Notebooks or Journals ................................................ 23

Free Writing................................................................. 23 Drafting....................................................................... 24 Individual Differences in Working Style....................... 24 Teacher Writing Time .................................................. 25 Writing Folders............................................................ 25 The Revision Process.......................................................... 26 Methods of Revising .................................................... 26 Editing and Proofreading............................................. 27 Suggested Revision Guidelines for Student Writers ...... 29 Publishing.................................................................... 30 Formal Publication ...................................................... 31 Contests....................................................................... 31 Preparation of Manuscripts.......................................... 31 Conferencing ..................................................................... 32 Peer Conferences ......................................................... 32 Tips for Successful Peer Conferences............................ 34 Guidelines for Peer Conferences .................................. 35 Student Guidelines to Peer Conferencing ........................... 35 Conferencing Guidelines for Writers............................ 35 Conferencing Guidelines for Responders ..................... 36 Student-teacher Conferencing...................................... 36

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Assessment and Evaluation Program Design and Components

Creative Writing 521A Curriculum Appendices

Overview............................................................................ 38 Designing Effective Assessment .......................................... 39 Reporting ........................................................................... 43 Guiding Principles.............................................................. 43

Curriculum Framework...................................................... 44 Essential Graduation Learnings (EGLs).............................. 44 Planning, Assessing, Reporting, and Weighing in

Creative Writing 521A................................................. 45 General Curriculum Outcomes for Creative

Writing 521A .............................................................. 46 Specific Curriculum Outcomes for Creative

Writing 521A .............................................................. 46 How to Use the Curriculum Layout ................................... 47 Sample of a Two-Column Spread ....................................... 47 Curriculum Outcomes Overview ....................................... 48

Writing and Representing................................................... 51 Reading and Viewing ......................................................... 59 Speaking............................................................................. 64 Listening ............................................................................ 68

Appendix A?Writing Poetry ............................................... 75 Appendix B?Reading and Discussing Fiction ..................... 87 Appendix C?Writing Drama .............................................. 103 Appendix D?Writing Nonfiction ....................................... 119 Appendix E?Independent Project....................................... 137 Appendix F?Sample Creative Writing Assessment .............. 141 Appendix G?Sample Checklist or Rating Scale for

Assessing Creative Processes ......................................... 145 Appendix H?Sample Response Journal Assessment ............ 149 Appendix I?Sample Chart for Checking Off Notebook

or Journal Entries......................................................... 153 Appendix J?Sample Student Record of Conferencing......... 157 Appendix K?Sample Teacher Record.................................. 161 Appendix L?Sample Self-assessment Form One ................. 165 Appendix M?Sample Self-assessment Form Two ................ 169 Appendix N?Sample Portfolio Assessment Form One ........ 173 Appendix O?Sample Portfolio Assessment Form Two ........ 177 Appendix P?Reading Comprehension Strategy .................. 181

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