Leap write in! : adventures in creative writing to s-t-r-e-t-c-h & surprise your one-of-a-kind mind

Summary: Help students uncover their one-of-a-kind voice through creative writing experiments that stretch and surprise their minds. A bounty of prompts and endless encouragement inspire students to explore their inner selves in a way that's sure to unleash what they need to say. The book features On-the-Spot-Drops (quick prompts for different writing styles such as short poems and seven-line stories); Mini Memoirs to unlock personal narratives; Suddenly a Story (suggestions to explore feelings and states of being like reluctance, compassion, anxiety, and happiness); Surprise-Yourself-Surveys, for those who think they know everything about themselves; Untie-Your-Mind Word Lists to jump-start stalled imaginations; and Definition Decoders to introduce new ideas and styles of writing.