Here are some examples of the relationship between creative writing activities and the objectives found in Arizona's academic writing standard. Click on the highlighted portion of the standard below to see the specific objectives for a given grade level. Use correct spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar and usage, along with varied sentence structure and paragraph organization. Creative writers need to concentrate on these issues just as much as the grammarian. As students find their voice, the overall strength and quality of the writing conventions improve with guidance as they learn to manipulate language.
Students can exchange stories they have written.
Their assignment is to then write a summary of the same story from another character's point of view. Students can also be assigned to summarize a particular scene from their peer's work, making sure to include the pertinent details of the piece. The epistolary story is a narrative told through letters or other forms of written communications such as postcards, memos, and even e-mail. Students can sharpen their written communications skills by composing epistolary stories with a specific focus. For instance, students might be asked to create an epistolary story about a young person's fight with a big company.