October 01, 2020
Do you groan and complain whenever your teacher gives you an assignment that involves reading and/or writing? Or do you jump at the opportunity to do it whenever you can? For the latter, creative writing was probably what they chose as one of their sixth grade electives. Creative writing, taught by Mrs. Linda Grant, is all about kids learning how to write fun and grammatically correct stories and letting kids be creative without repercussions. Along with writing, students learn the parts that make up a story and how to properly write using them. When interviewed, Mrs. Grant told us that currently the kids are learning about the seven types of conflict, choosing one of those types, and writing a short story about it.
Fun fact: Did you know that Mrs. Grant used to be a seventh and eighth grade ELA teacher? Then, when an idea for a new elective called creative writing came up, she quickly snatched up the opportunity to teach it, and has been doing it ever since. When asked about why she choose to teach this elective, Mrs. Grant told us that she has always loved seeing kids be passionate about writing. She also said that sixth graders were the best kids to teach this to, because most younger kids don’t usually care too much about their writing having good grammar or spelling, and that’s why creative writing is for sixth graders only. Most sixth graders didn’t even know they liked writing or were actually good at it until she walked into her door, she told us. So if you maybe have a younger sibling coming into middle school in a few years, make sure to tell them to take creative writing in sixth grade. Peace out Toros!