An Argument Worth Having

In this article, the author argues for the inclusion of creative writing assignments in secondary school disciplines other than English in order to (1) improve the authenticity of students’ written voices, (2) provide new formative evaluation tools for teachers, and (3) create opportunities for meaningful collaboration between secondary English teachers and teachers in other disciplines. The author provides a variety of example assignment ideas, including “time traveler” journals, poetry exercises, scriptwriting, and fictional journalism to further support the argument for creative writing in the disciplines.