Exploring Writing Craft with Noticings + See, Think, Wonder

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Because so many of my Creative Writing SOAR students indicated they were interested in writing longer pieces of fiction, I thought it would be both fun and meaningful to do an activity to help us explore writer’s craft and ways that writer’s begin works of fiction. We began last Friday by taking time to read the first chapter (or chapters) of these works:

The Sun Is Also a Star, Nicola Yoon The Secret Hum of a Daisy, Tracy Holczer Goodnight June, Sarah Jio

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After students read the excerpts...