Creative Writing

Writing Tips / Resources

A list of the 20 most common grammatical errors made by college students, with instructions and exercises:  Easywriter
A podcast and website for grammar lovers:  GrammarGirl
An amusing Cartoon on the spelling of “a lot”
A spoken word poem about proofreading:  The the Impotence of Proofreading
A blog in defense of long sentences.
A beautiful essay by Pico Iyer:  “In Praise of the Humble Comma.”
Find out the origin of words:  Online Etymology Dictionary

“This is Just to Say” by William Carlos Williams

“Variations on a Theme by William Carlos Williams” by Kenneth Koch

“This Is Just To Say” Parody

Excerpt – Ellery Queen Mysteries

Ellery Queen Minute Mysteries

Shunn’s Short Story Manuscript Format

What is Creative Writing?

The Mystery Genre

Creative Writing Planet Assignment

Shrunken Sullivan Creative Writing Project

creativewriting Show Vs. Tell

Characterization – YouTube

Details Powerpoint

Rubric for Creative Writing – Shrunken Project

Plot

Setting

Direct and Indirect Characterization

Hacker-Rev-Sent

Flashback

Point of View

Join Turnitin.com by using the following information: 

     Enrollment Class Code:  12175058

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Rubric for Creative Writing – Shrunken Project

Submissions to the Palladium:  Attach poem / short story as a Word Doc with Title and include the subject e.g. poetry submission, short story, etc. to  palladium@pjphs.org.

Create a Storyboard That Account @ www.storyboardthat.com/classroom   – Join the Creative Writing 2 Class – Use the access code which12  and password – sullivan2

The Mystery Genre

Beginnings, Middles and Ends: Crafting the Mystery

And Then There Were None Character List

Mystery Writing Prompts

Mystery Lines from Hounds of the Baskervilles

Mini-Mystery Creative Writing Assignment

And Then There Were None – Actively Learn

And Then There Were None Chapters 5-9 Vocabulary List

And Then There Were None Chapters 10 to 13 Vocabulary

And Then There Were None Vocabulary List Chapters 14-Final Epilogue

 

Beginnings, Middles and Ends: Crafting the Mystery

 And Then There Were None – New Link

And Then There Were None Character List

Mystery Writing Prompts

Mystery Lines from Hounds of the Baskervilles

Mini-Mystery Creative Writing Assignment

 Classic-Horror-Vocabulary (1)

Mini-Mystery Creative Writing Assignment

 Nursery Rhyme Link

and_then_there_were_none_pdf

Mini Mystery Rubric

Poetry Prezi

The Original “Where I’m From” Poem

Prewriting for Where I’m From Poem

Poetry Notes

Figurative Language Prezi

 Punctuation and Line Breaks in Poetry

The Sacred

Poetic Devices and Figures of Speech

The Ballad

What is Rhythm in Poetry?

“The Highwayman”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCtJDbQwsZ4

Write Your Own Ballad Assignment

Original Ballad Scoring Rubric

Christmas Song Parody Assignment

Christmas Song Parody Rubric

Parody of Jingle Bells

Parody of Deck the Halls – Deck the Labs

Parody of Walking in a Winter Wonderland

Parody of Deck the Halls

Ugly Gift Thank You Letter Assignment

Found Poetry Examples

Blackout Poetry Rubric

FilmSkills – How to Write a Script – Story Structure – YouTube

FilmSkills – How to Write a Script – Getting Started

The 10 Principles of Great Screenwriting Part 1 of 2 – YouTube

The 10 Principles Of Screenwriting Part 2 of 2 – YouTube

Celtx – Free Screenwriting website

Scriptwriting Glossary

The Fault in our Stars

Creative Writing Semester Assessment Study Guide 2016