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[theevilgenius]

I've got a class of middle school students who are all at a very high level and we've just finished our last book and have to wait another month before we start the next book which will have them writing essays. Anyways I'm wondering does anyone have any fun or interesting activities that I could do with them for the next month based on writing as I'm their writing teacher.

[Hokie21]

Occasionally I'll let my students do a writing relay.....they usually enjoy that.

[crisdean]

You could try teaching them poetry.
Start with the basics, like rhyme, alliteration, and meter.
then introduce some basic forms like couplets and quatrains
then move up to Limericks, Sonnets, etc...

[pkang0202]

[randall020105]

Why don't you try introducing the various different tenses and let them rewrite a portion of a reading in a specific tense. There may be pitfalls in their way, but that's what teaching's all about for Ss - stretching their artistic and linguistic acumen.
Update as to what worked..k?

R.

[Chimie]

I usually come up with interesting topics for my students--though I only see these students once a week, so I don't need as much material.

I really like getting them to think quickly with slightly off the wall questions. For example, Would you rather be attacked by 50 duck-sized horses or 1 horse-sized duck?

I usually use these in the speaking class to get quick thinking prep (for use on the TOEFL) but these kinds of things could be adjusted for writing.

[Skipperoo]

I always enjoyed setting up mini-debates. Pick two students and assign them weird or juvenile opinions (they always got a kick out of 'Bororo vs. Doraemon, who is best?') and watch the crazy ideas they come up with to outdo eachother.

[Weigookin74]