CURRICULUM EXPECTATIONS
WHAT IS FREE FALL WRITING?
The “Free Fall Writing” approach can aid you in finding your stride as a writer! It is similar to skydiving! One is given a writing prompt that can be likened to a parachute pack. When you free fall write, you jump right into writing without any planning! Much like when someone jumps from a plane, there is uncertainty as to whether or not the parachute pack (or in this case the writing) will result in a successful landing. Immediately putting pencil to paper with little thought about structure and content can be exhilarating and freeing!
FREE FALL WRITING ALTERNATIVES
Young students' oral skills are often more developed than their written skills. As such, it is good practice to write down what is said out loud. Try recording yourself and listening back/evaluating it using apps such as Google Read and Write.
TIPS AND TOOLS
POST WRITING REFLECTION QUESTIONS
Did you apply “Our Proofreading Plan” to your work after completion? Yes or No
Were you able to continuously with few pauses? Yes or No
Were you inspired by the initial writing prompt? Yes or No
Is the energy even throughout all of your writing pieces? Yes or No
Did your writing run out of energy in spots? Yes or No
Did you use juicy adjectives (words that describe nouns)? Yes or No
Did you use adverbs (words that describe verbs (action words))? Yes or No
Did you use your senses? Yes or No
Did you include dialogue? Yes or No
Did you include similes/metaphors? Yes or No
Did you have a balance between telling and showing? Yes or No
Is there something within this exercise that you would want to polish and publish in the future? Yes or No
www.drooker.ca/writers-toolkit.html
Did you apply “Our Proofreading Plan” to your work after completion? Yes or No
Were you able to continuously with few pauses? Yes or No
Were you inspired by the initial writing prompt? Yes or No
Is the energy even throughout all of your writing pieces? Yes or No
Did your writing run out of energy in spots? Yes or No
Did you use juicy adjectives (words that describe nouns)? Yes or No
Did you use adverbs (words that describe verbs (action words))? Yes or No
Did you use your senses? Yes or No
Did you include dialogue? Yes or No
Did you include similes/metaphors? Yes or No
Did you have a balance between telling and showing? Yes or No
Is there something within this exercise that you would want to polish and publish in the future? Yes or No
www.drooker.ca/writers-toolkit.html
WRITING PROMPTS
journalbuddies.com/journal_prompts__journal_topics/365-journal-writing-prompts-for-kids-ages-7-12/
dailypost.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/365-days-of-writing-prompts-1387477491.pdf
thinkwritten.com/365-creative-writing-prompts/
dailypost.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/365-days-of-writing-prompts-1387477491.pdf
thinkwritten.com/365-creative-writing-prompts/
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
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