Collaborative Writing
What's Collaborative Writing?
Collaborative Writing is all about showing your creativity as a team of three. You’ll get three prompts (based on each WSC subject), and your team picks three of them to write. Each teammate takes one prompt and writes their own response but before you write, you plan together, brainstorm, and swap ideas. You can choose any writing style: story, poem, play script, fake news article, diary entry, rap, etc. WSC isn't looking for who can write the most polished essay, they’re looking for uniqueness.
What to Bring
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Pen or pencil
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Water bottle
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Name tag
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A creative brain
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Teamwork
What's Happening?
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Staff gives the 3 prompts and 3 writing packets. Your team comes together, chooses 3 prompts, and spends half an hour brainstorming.
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Timer resets, now it’s one hour of silence. Each person writes their own response, no talking, no helping, just you and the page.
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The team comes back again. You read each other’s drafts, fix mistakes, and give last minute feedback.
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One team member gathers the packets and passes them to staff. ​
Tips
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Don’t write a boring essay, this WSC, not an English assignment your teach wants you to submit to Turnitin.com. The format of an introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion are overused. This the time to show off different writing styles.
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Write a touching poem, a dramatic skit, or a conversation with two fictional characters. Whatever you choose, make sure it has personality.
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Never write and sketch a comic book. Although it sounds fun, it just isn't for WSC. Comics are usually short bubbles and dialogue, so you can’t really write any details or deep thoughts. Judges want to see full ideas and structure, not just doodles.
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Write any information outside the curriculum, like random facts or examples, but make sure it's true so the judges know you aren't lying.
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Keep your handwriting clean and avoid messy handwriting, because if the judges can’t read it, they can’t understand it.
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Always end with a strong conclusion, because a powerful ending makes your piece feel complete.
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