“Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.” This Anton Chekhov quote is one of my favourites to use when helping my students think like creative writers.
But before they can get to that point, many students struggle with even putting pen to paper because they aren’t sure what would make a good idea for a story.
Before students can wrap their head around the plot of their story I find it helpful to facilitate some idea generator activities. These activities are meant to inspire students for writing, to give them a story premise as a jumping off point, and can also provide opportunities for you as the teacher to model these strategies and create some fun group writing as a class.
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