Jump Write In!: Creative Writing Exercises for Diverse Communities, Grades 6-12

by WritersCorps, Valerie Chow Bush, Judith Tannenbaum (Editor)

Classroom teachers often feel pressure to choose between using standards-based lessons and activities that engage their students' creativity and encourage personal expression. In Jump Write In!, however, the experienced writer-teachers from WritersCorps offer numerous exercises that do build key standards-based writing skills and give voice to youth. Through poetry, fiction, personal narrative, and playwriting, students will improve their writing skills by being invited to put their truths on the page. Perfect for a moment of inspiration as well as for deeper exploration, these easy-to-use and field-tested activities engage students from a variety of ethnic, educational, and economic backgrounds and encourage the recognition that their voices matter. The book's eleven chapters

Dozens of exercises accompanied by teacher notes and suggestions. Links to standards for each activity. Examples of student work. An overview of the writing process from icebreakers to editing. Suggestions for further reading. Order your copy today.

176 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 18, 2009

About the author

WritersCorps is an alliance of creative writing programs in three cities — San Francisco, the Bronx, and Washington, D.C. — with a mission to transform the lives of youth through the written word.

Since its inception in 1994, WritersCorps has helped more than 40,000 young people nationwide improve their literacy and self-sufficiency. With its award-winning publications and local and national events, the organization has become a national model in arts and literacy.