A friend of mine in high school used to write a lot and any chance she would get between doing her school work. Her genre of writing was more Medieval times. We are talking knights, kings, queens, the works. I think if you have that knowledge then why not make a good story? So imaginative! But the point I am trying to make about all of this is that she always told me the number one item she always has with her is a Thesaurus. I am yet to invest in one for my bookshelf but it is always a good item to have for any aspiring writer. Before using a Thesaurus, have a lesson on one and also teach the skill of how to use a dictionary. An important skill that many learners just don't use anymore. After your successful lesson, use the print out on the Creative Writing tab. Finding different words for something is thinking out the box with writing and inspiring your students to be more creative so why not? This is Creative Writing after all.Hope you all have enjoyed the posts this week on Creative Writing. Perhaps sometime I will do something similar for Maths and English Language? Now that is an idea for another blog post for another day.
Happy writing! :)
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