Unfortunately most students fall out of the habit of writing during summer vacation unless they are given assignments. Students become better writers through practice, and summer provides an opportunity for them to write without the external pressure of grades and testing.
For a shorter exercise that focuses on showing and not telling, describe an object in the room without stating what it is. Alternately, pretend that this is a first encounter with this object, so the writer doesn’t know the object’s use. What does the object appear to do? Can a reader guess the object based on the description?
For students who would like to write for publication, blogging provides a way to participate in a community through writing, responding to posts, and linking to other online content. Students can create blogs dedicated to a personal interest, such as a sports team or photography or the imagined adventures of a family pet.
Students can make stories their own by modifying them. A story set in the past can be retold in a contemporary setting or vice versa. Characters can change from human to animal. Stories can cross cultures or genres. For example, write the story of Snow White as a Western or set “Jane Eyre” in the contemporary United States.
Need some structure for your student’s writing practice? At Gideon we have students describe fun pictures in 1 or 2 sentences which is great for younger students. Older ones have to create a short story using 3 given vocabulary words.
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