Creative Writing Exercises to Keep Students Engaged

<p class&equals;"normal" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span lang&equals;"EN">If you&&num;8217&semi;re a journalism or English teacher&comma; you understand just how much work it requires to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;newsforpublic&period;com&sol;make-classroom-study-interesting&sol;">encourage your students<&sol;a> to become creative with the content they write&period; Some students can suffer from writer&&num;8217&semi;s block while others haven&&num;8217&semi;t yet developed a love for storytelling&comma; but there are still exercises you can do to strengthen their skills&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span lang&equals;"EN">Explaining a Topic in 100 Words <&sol;span><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"normal" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span lang&equals;"EN">You can challenge your students to write only 100 words when you want to provide them with a fun and mentally stimulating exercise&period; They&&num;8217&semi;ll have to choose their words carefully and cut out filler content to get their point across&period; Provide them with a specific topic they may not know a lot about to ensure they do a bit of research&period; You can also utilize Adobe Education Exchange knowledge and expertise to obtain more resources and ideas on more exercises for your students to try if you&&num;8217&semi;re doing distanced learning&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span lang&equals;"EN">Practice Writing Headlines<&sol;span><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"normal" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span lang&equals;"EN">Headlines are one of the main parts of an article or blog post that determine how many people choose to read the content&period; Headlines are often shared and reposted&comma; making it necessary plenty of thought is put into them&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s important for the headline to be factual but also get the attention of the reader and entice them&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"normal" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span lang&equals;"EN">Creating new headlines can boost creativity&period; Consider requesting that your students read real articles and create three headlines&period; You can provide feedback and discuss which one worked the best and why&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span lang&equals;"EN">Write Movie Reviews<&sol;span><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"normal" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span lang&equals;"EN">One of the most entertaining <span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;0000ff&semi;"><a style&equals;"color&colon; &num;0000ff&semi;" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;edex&period;adobe&period;com&sol;resource&sol;RR8qHebkB&quest;sdid&equals;TPQVL84H&amp&semi;amp&semi;mv&equals;social&amp&semi;amp&semi;mv2&equals;ownsoc-org" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">creative writing exercises<&sol;a><&sol;span> is writing movie reviews&period; Consider having them pick their favorite movie to write about&comma; which will pique their interest and allow them to show off their skills based on something they enjoy&period; You can even ask them to write about a specific episode of their favorite television show and analyze the characters and plot&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span lang&equals;"EN">Freewriting<&sol;span><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"normal" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span lang&equals;"EN">Freewriting is a practical and easy way to start each classroom where you can instruct students to write whatever comes to their mind for five minutes&period; They can use the time to share their feelings&comma; personal thoughts&comma; or even a story they want to write and then pair up with other students and share what they wrote each day&period; The exercise can gradually allow them to develop more confidence with writing creatively and help them to think quicker&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span lang&equals;"EN">Develop Characters<&sol;span><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"normal" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span lang&equals;"EN">A fun way to get your students thinking is by giving them a photo of a random person that they can create a character out of during their exercise&period; It can be of an elderly woman in her garden or a young soldier in the Vietnam war&period; Encourage them to think about each character&&num;8217&semi;s interests&comma; family&comma; lifestyle&comma; career&comma; and habits to ensure they provide detailed information&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"normal" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span lang&equals;"EN">By finding new exercises you can give your students as they learn how to write creatively&comma; it can help them to think outside of the box and learn how to use their imagination&period; You can help them to succeed and develop more of a love for creating content by making it fun and exciting&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;