Creative Writing for the Classroom | Anna Brekken | TEDxYouth@CherryCreek

How can high school students develop critical thinking skills, courage to use their voice, and become more effective communicators? Creative writing. It’s powerful… but it’s not what we’re taught in the classroom.

In this talk, Anna explains how language arts teachers can prepare their students for The Real World. She shares 3 techniques anyone can use to sprinkle personality into their writing. You’ll also hear the story of a modern one-room schoolhouse that illustrates the toxic environment all schools should avoid.

Connect with Anna: https://www.annamadeblog.com/ "Anna is a creative writer and entrepreneur. She believes everyone has an incredibly important story to share, and creative writing is the tool to uncover your voice and stand out (like authentic Tiramisu in the middle of Kansas). When Anna started high school, she was disappointed in the way English was taught. So this talk is about how to improve it.

Before that, Anna launched a blog, built her greeting card shop, and organized Soaring Together 2022, an online event for teen business owners with 16 speakers and over 200 attendees.

If she’s not connecting with other teen business owners, you might find Anna chasing Pickles (her cat) or making every stuffy school assignment aggressively creative. Anna is an aspiring speaker, writer, and creative – new ideas flood her notes app daily. " This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx