SWC Writing Enrichment
Due to COVID-19, Michigan State University canceled all in-person summer 2020 youth camps including Spartan Writing Camp and Greenrock Writing Retreat. However, that hasn’t stopped some of Red Cedar Writing Project’s amazing teacher consultants (who are also teachers in local schools districts around MSU, too) from sharing writing enrichment lessons, free of charge, for our local young writers pre-K thru 12 to enjoy.
The intention of these lessons is to provide enrichment activities in the area of writing. Hopefully they spark your inner writer to try different ways of writing and living a writerly life! You’ll see the lessons are organized by grade bands below. Please select the video lessons that represent the grade your student is rising to.
The teachers would love it if you wanted to share your writing work with them via photo or email sent to: swc@msu.edu
Lastly, if you are inclined to do so, please make a monetary donation to Red Cedar Writing Project to help fund student scholarships for our youth camps. Just click on the donate button at the bottom of the page and give. Your contribution will help spread the love of writing to local youth who may not otherwise be able to participate in our camps.
Video Lessons
Pre-K and Kindergarten
Lesson 1-Toys
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPgAm5OM6XU
Part 2-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY41xeE-JDw
Part 3-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9eMf0CsG8U
Part 4-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGZsVobAX1M
Lesson 2-Tell Me a Story
Part 1-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul8sPXd42iU
Part 2-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pnFjNxfsCk
Third-Fifth Grade
A Writing Life Series:
Lesson ONE/Writer’s Notebook: https://youtu.be/61a3Vxfromw
Lesson TWO/Writing from a List: https://youtu.be/jfzNV3LdGVQ
Lesson THREE/Observation: https://youtu.be/pl755hJdyL4
Sixth-High School
Drawing Connections and Composing Our Lives: Neighborhood Stories
Part 1: Introduction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc_CbduRXgs
Part 2: Drawing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQrc-_Av58A&feature=youtu.be
Part 3: Storytelling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8Tm_aA8OAY&feature=youtu.be
Part 4: Composing https://youtu.be/iT4ZFBvdMXs
Part 5: Sharing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qg_5jnXr7I