Ms. Rachel Neeley, the creative writing teacher at Springville Junior High School, adds mystery to what students learn at school. Here is the basic process of how mystery stories are written: Ms. Neeley presented several different books to her class, each on the topic the class has chosen to write about, in this case mystery. They learned about the general characteristics of that particular genre, and then learned what needs to be included in that type of writing. Then the students will planned their story with a plot diagram and a character sketch. After they finished those things, they wrote the rough draft, then edit and peer review. Zoe Dalley, a seventh grader at SJHS, said “I love it, it’s my favorite class, it’s just creative, and I love writing!”
The entire process is to help the students plan and make revisions to help improve their writing. Ms. Neeley said, “I hope students learn to have fun with writing, and I also hope that students learn how to go through a process when they write.”
Creative Writing is a class where students get to create what they write and be creative!