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 News Politics Education Housing Immigration Criminal Justice Forum The California Report more Science Climate Health Wildfires Astronomy Deep Look more Arts & Culture Critics’ Picks Affordability Cultural Commentary Food & Drink Arts Video more Podcasts Bay Curious Rightnowish The Bay On Our Watch Mindshift Consider This Political Breakdown more Live Radio TV Events For Educators Support KQED About Help Center KQED is a proud member of Always free. Sign In How Fan Fiction Inspires Kids to Read and Write and Write and Write LISTEN Ki Sung Aug 25, 2020 Save Article Facebook Twitter Email Copy Link  (Kelly Heigert/KQED) Staring at a blank page can be daunting for anyone with a writing assignment. As one writes, there are all kinds of rules to adhere to: grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc. In school, writing can feel like a chore if it's part of a class assignment or a topic the student doesn't care about. But for those who have experienced the thrill of writing fan ficti

 Close GEORGE LUCAS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION Celebrating 30 years MenuSearch LITERACY How Fan Fiction Can Transform Student Writing (and Reduce Your Grading) Fan fiction assignments can help make young readers and writers more passionate, confident, and expressive, while easing your workload. By Meghan Laslocky September 3, 2020 HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN DANIEL RADCLIFFE RGR Collection / Alamy Stock Photo Ideally, writing shouldn’t feel like a chore to students, and grading writing shouldn’t be overwhelming for teachers. An endless stream of essays—and rule-based feedback on grammar, spelling, and punctuation—can have a chilling effect on the motivation of everyone in the classroom. Couple all those rules with topics or assignments a student has no interest in, and you’re likely to get an uninspired, frustrated kid, and a teacher who doesn’t feel up to grading the work. Enter fan fiction, says Ki Sung in a recent MindShift piece titled “How Fan Fiction Inspires Kids to Rea