Teaching Creative Writing

by Helen Stockton

This practical book will provide an invaluable resource for teachers of this increasingly popular subject as well as leaders of local writers' groups. It provides a wealth of ideas on lesson content, including 'ice breakers', group rules and starter activities, and examples of actual exercises that can be used, with suggested adaptations for different abilities. There are tips on group management, giving feedback, setting boundaries, and dealing with any difficulties that may arise.

Genres: Writing, Nonfiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published April 3, 2014

Reviews

[Natalie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of cool ideas I’ve been able to incorporate with this new class i am teaching

[Jade Heslin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I honestly would never have got through the first module of my post-grad without this book. The exercises were extremely helpful and easily modified. It is all nicely tied in with teaching theory which makes for some excellent essay quotes. There are examples of lesson plans for each chapter so you could, (if in a bit of a pickle), steal Stockton’s content directly from the page (not that I ever would, oh no, certainly not…).

The chapters are laid out in such a manner that things are easy to find, however it is so jam-packed full of useful materials that my copy was stuffed full of post-it notes by the end of it – an absolute nightmare to rifle through to find a specific section. It’s all about the colour-coded notes. Damn.

A great, up-to-date, relevant and practical guidebook for all creative writing teachers, facilitators and teachers-to-be. I cannot believe that nobody has reviewed this yet. I can imagine this will be a big seller what with the new Creative Writing A Level, and I would highly recommend it.