Creative Writing Gets High Marks in Summer
Publication: The Solon Times
Date: August 13, 2008
Summary: A two-week writers camp, organized by the National Writing Project at Kent State University, culminated in a coffeehouse sharing of participants' work with families and friends, as well as a published anthology with writing from every camper.
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This summer's writing camp had 76 students, "the highest we ever had," said Mrs. Kozel, a Solon Middle School language arts teacher. The total included 20 high school students, also the highest number for that group, she said. While girls sometimes dominated the group, this year's camp was comprised of about two-thirds boys.
What's attracting them is the opportunity for creative writing without worrying about tests or grades, she said, and those opportunities are fewer in today's classroom. "With standards and high stakes testing, we don't have the time to do that anymore. It's amazing when you give them the opportunity to express their own ideas, the result just blows you away."
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Hoffman, Sue. 2008. "Creative Writing Gets High Marks in Summer." The Solon Times. June 26.
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