Writing Workshop
This Week
This week, we will continue to write our fractured fairy tales so that we can begin to write our own. For more information about fractured fairy tales, check out our Reading page.
Thoughts on Writing
In order to become a writer, you must increase the amount you write. I can speak from experience that the more you write, the more comfortable you become, and the more confident you become in your writing abilities.
As writers, we have many experts that we can use to help develop our craft. These experts are the published authors who have written all the books we love. We love the books because of the way the author crafted the words, characters, ideas,and events. So, not only can we become better writers by writing more, but also by reading more.
Just like in reading, interest plays a huge role in writing. We need to be interested in the style or genre of writing. We also need to write about topics that interest us. For this reason, I find it important for students to have time to free write. It allows them to experiment with writing in a way that is familiar and comfortable for them. Sometimes it involves sketching, creating comics, making lists, play writing, or writing short stories. Whatever the style, all writing is celebrated in our classroom. A colleague of mine from a few years ago, introduced me to Natasha Bedingfield's Unwritten (YouTube video...doesn't work on W I love the message in this song and use it to remind my students that their stories are important and that they should "release their inhibitions" and write.
As writers, we have many experts that we can use to help develop our craft. These experts are the published authors who have written all the books we love. We love the books because of the way the author crafted the words, characters, ideas,and events. So, not only can we become better writers by writing more, but also by reading more.
Just like in reading, interest plays a huge role in writing. We need to be interested in the style or genre of writing. We also need to write about topics that interest us. For this reason, I find it important for students to have time to free write. It allows them to experiment with writing in a way that is familiar and comfortable for them. Sometimes it involves sketching, creating comics, making lists, play writing, or writing short stories. Whatever the style, all writing is celebrated in our classroom. A colleague of mine from a few years ago, introduced me to Natasha Bedingfield's Unwritten (YouTube video...doesn't work on W I love the message in this song and use it to remind my students that their stories are important and that they should "release their inhibitions" and write.