Creative Writing Projects for After the AP Exam

#1 Write from the point of view of a famous character.
“Gertrude Talks Back” by Margaret Atwood –short story
Button Poetry—“Sampson”
Button Poetry—“To JK Rowlings from Cho Chang”

#2 Personify an abstraction/use concrete details to make an abstraction real (Poems about Love, Freedom, Courage)
Button Poetry—“When Love Arrives,” “How to Love Your Introvert,” “OCD”
John Donne—“The Flea” ​

One of the students shared this with us today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltun92DfnPY
Shane Koyczan also has a TED Talk.