The teen-centered writing club : bringing teens and words together

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Z718.5 .H375 2008
Status
Available

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Summary

Build your teen community with a program that's irresistible--a teen writing club. Teens have primal urges to create and to connect. Now you can tap into those urges with the help of this comprehensive, step-by-step guide to creating a teen writing club in the school or public library. Featuring creative writing activities, with detailed planning advice, coaching tips, and culminating in performance/publishing ideas, this book makes it easy for you to create a place where teen writers connect with one another through words--written, spoken, sung, or even howled. Grades 6-12

Contents

  • Figures Series
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1 What's a Teen-Centered Writing Club?
  • Chapter 2 Nothing to It: Getting Started
  • Chapter 3 The Four Roles of Facilitator
  • Chapter 4 Core Elements of the Writing Club
  • Chapter 5 Writing Clubs for All
  • Chapter 6 The "You Are What You Write" Nonfiction Club
  • Chapter 7 Getting Crafty with Fiction
  • Chapter 8 Online Joins the Mix
  • Chapter 9 Grand Finales and Finishing Touches
  • Chapter 10 Measure Up! Evaluating the Program

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