TwoEdgedSword Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 My soon to be 6th grader is a very advanced reader and writer. We haven't used a formal writing program beyond her Language Arts program and she is writing a new "book" every time I turn around. I'd like to give her some creative writing assignments a.s.a.p. that are challenging and more focused. I welcome any topics and assignments you might suggest. Also what writing programs and websites do you reccommend for a voracious writer? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Brave Writer is a good approach for reluctant and prodigious writers - it's funny that way, and I think it can work for a wide variety of learners, but it's perhaps best at those two ends of the spectrum. NaNoWriMo's novel writing materials are actually really good. And they're free. For a kid who is constantly writing her own novels, that's definitely a resource to use. Karen Benke's books - Rip the Page and Leap Write In are good for this age and have good short exercises. There are lots of good prompt books for creative writers. The Mysteries of Harris Burdick is my favorite, but you can find a lot of good ones. And that one is short. I think Killgallon is a good formal writing program for creative, writing loving kids because it both teaches grammar and mechanics through good models and lets kids copy the models and learn from them. Obviously look at OYAN and The Creative Writer. But note that OYAN is not secular if that matters to you. I don't have personal experience with either. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyBC Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 I don't have personal experience with these, but I also thought of The Creative Writer or one of Lee Roddy's How To books. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rutheart Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 We used Adventures in Fantasy ($20 at Rainbow Resource), paired with The Imaginary World of ($12.50 at Amazon, to assist with world building), in 6th grade, and I highly recommend it. By the end of the year, she had written and edited an entire 14,000 word book. We spent the last week of school learning different methods of bookbinding, and ended up making a copy bound like a Little Golden book. She loves seeing *her* book on her bookshelf. If you want to see how we did it, I put my schedule for using these resources up on my blog. Ruth 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 (edited) websitesSmall World blog: Teaching Creative Writing -- tips for homeschool parentSmall World blog: Ultimate Guide to Creative Writing -- big list of links for all types of resources for all agesNaNoWriMo Young Writers Program (National Novel Writing Month) materialsWalking By the Way: Creative Writing -- 9 free lessonsThe English Teacher -- units for teaching facets of creative writingThe Five Facts of Fiction -- free tips booksWriting Magic: Creating Stories that Fly (Levine) curriculumCover Story (Daniel Schwabauer) -- middle schoolOne Year Adventure Novel program (Daniel Schwabauer) -- high school The Creative Writer, vol. 1 or vol. 2 (Boris Fishman) -- from TWTM PressHow to Write a Story (Lee Roddy) -- high school; from IEWFuture Learn: Start Writing Fiction -- high school/adult; free online course Brave Writer online classesPassion for FictionWriting the Short StoryFan FictionWriting a Greek MythComicstrip CapersPowerful Fiction Techniques Edited May 22, 2019 by Lori D. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoEdgedSword Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 Wow thank you Lori D. and everyone! Great things here. 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SebastianCat Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 My rising 8th grader specifically asked for a writing curriculum focused on writing fiction and/or short stories this year, before she has to do "all the boring high school writing," and we settled on The Creative Writer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Writing Magic is really good, and it's just a little book. OYAN might be a bit advanced since it's designed for high school, but you could always make it the "Two Year Adventure Novel" if you need. They also have a follow-up curriculum that addresses writing science fiction and fantasy, if she's interested once OYAN is done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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