Grades 4–8
45 minutes
Fantasy/SciFi, Narrative, Persuasive, Poetry
VideosCharlotte Yeung is a best-selling author, arts activist, the 2022 Indianapolis Poet Youth Poet Laureate, and the Midwest Poet Laureate Ambassador. She is deeply involved with international communities and has traveled around the world to speak with delegates about nuclear disarmament. Her first multilingual poem will be included in the 2024 Lunar Codex and will be sent to the Moon, and her children’s book, Isabelle and the Magic Bird, was an Amazon #1 Release. Charlotte studies Political Science and International Relations at Purdue University.
You will learn how to use the world around you to inspire your next piece of writing.
STEP 1
Watch the video. After you finish the video, answer these questions in your writing journal: “How does Charlotte Yeung find inspiration for her writing? Have you ever tried something similar? Which of these ideas would you like to try?”
STEP 2
Make a plan to find inspiration in the world around you and collect at least 5 things that you could write about. Write your plan on page 1 of the Inspiration in the Everyday— Handout and record the topics you come up with.
If you aren’t sure where to start, try out one of these ideas.
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