Short and Sweet: Quick Creative Writing Activities that Encourage Imagination, Humor and Enthusiasm for Writing [Paperback]

Randy Larson (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 11 and up

This book isn't for everyone. It's fairly, well, weird. However, we like weird, and we have found that most students do, too. Short and Sweet is a book of 28 reproducible creative writing activities. The activities help students stretch their imaginations and have fun with writing at the same time.

Activities in Short and Sweet include:

• Endangered Pumpkins;
• 1-900-PIMPLES; and
• Tabloid Times.

Most activities can be completed in less than a class period, with time left over for sharing. You can stop there or go on to let students complete more finished, polished works. For grades 5–9, but many older students will enjoy the book as well.

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About the Author

Randy Larson has been an English teacher for grades 7–12 for more than 25 years. He is the author of many books for teachers, including Commas, DownWRITE Funny, and Hot Fudge Monday. He lives in Gillette, Wyoming.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 11 and up
  
• Paperback: 36 pages
• Publisher: Prufrock Press, Inc.; 2nd edition (January 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1877673196
• ISBN-13: 978-1877673191
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 7.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,022,260 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent classroom resource, January 7, 2009

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This review is from: Short and Sweet: Quick Creative Writing Activities that Encourage Imagination, Humor and Enthusiasm for Writing (Paperback)

I teach junior high writing, and this is a book I use frequently to help students improve their creative writing skills. It helps solve the problem: "What do I write about?" because it gives students detailed instructions. The activities are short enough to keep students interested, and they work as great fillers, too. Plan extra time for sharing, though, because my students always want to share their crazy stories!