Observing Real Objects: Using Teaching Activities and Methods to Train Students How to Observe​

The ability to observe is one of the key elements of creative writing practice, while the training of students to observe is an important topic in creative writing instruction. The speaker has been engaged in creative writing for over two decades. His curriculum begins with improving students’ observation skills, and through introducing a series of teaching activities and corresponding teaching methods, including multi-sensory observation, this essay considers the requirements, methods, approaches, and writing techniques for observation, as well as the appreciation of finely observed and unique literary works. The speaker will share his teaching activities and methods for “observing real objects,” relating students’ performances with the teaching philosophy behind his course design.