Les Ateliers de Creation

By Geneviève Caron, John Abbott College

At a Glance

Discipline

Languages and Literature

Instructional Level

College & CEGEP

Course

602-103-MQ

Tasks in Workflow

Social Plane(s)

Individual
Group

Type of Tasks

Reviewing & assessing peers
Creating & designing
Revising & improving

Technical Details

Useful Technologies

TEAMS

Class size

Small (20-49)

Time

Part of a semester (4-6 weeks)

Instructional Purpose

Application & knowledge building

Overview

The aim of this activity is for students to explore their creativity through a theme discussed in the course, and to learn to revise their writing. Students are given the opportunity to have a creative exercise, outside of analyzing literature.

This activity, which takes place over the course of a month, employs the Active learning strategies of Gallery Walk and Peer Assessment. Students are asked to write three 250 word text on three separate themes from the book assigned in class. They can write any genre of text and then upload it to their TEAMS forum. Over the course of the three assignments, every student must read two of their group members texts and leave a 100 word comment on aspects to improve and aspects that worked. Students then revise and improve their texts.

Instructional Objectives

Students will be able to:

Write an original, creative and/or opinion text on three different themes
Incorporate peer feedback to revise their work

Workflow & Materials

Activity Workflow

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Rubric

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Atelier Theme #1 Instructions

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Atelier Theme #2 Instructions

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Atelier Theme #3 Instructions

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Contributor's Notes

Benefits

This activity nourishes student’s writing by giving them a chance to revise, and by reading texts from their peers
It permits students to see the novel from a different perspective, allowing them to understand and analyze the book better
In appropriating the theme in their own writing they are better able to remember it for the exam
It is not homework to write, but the task of the week is to write in workshop format
Revision in pairs helps the more timid students feel more comfortable in sharing with a small group instead of the whole class

Challenges

There are some students who are closed to the creative aspect of the activity
Some texts do not receive peer feedback
Receiving late work is a problem as the rhythm of the activity is quick

Tips

To accommodate the possibility of late-work, stretch the activity out more.
This activity can work with any book analyzed in class
The instructor can also submit a text, giving the students a demonstration and also helping them to feel more comfortable in exposing their creative work (which can sometimes be daunting).

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Published: 25/09/2021

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