Writing Cli-Fi

• In this activity, students practice their creative writing skills and learn about the concept of climate fiction (cli-fi) by writing a short cli-fi story. 
• Students select one of five prompts to spur their writing, and optional extension activities for each prompt are included in the teacher guide. 

Positives

• Writing fiction can help reduce the overwhelming feelings that sometimes can come with learning about climate change problems.
• The prompts are fun and encourage creativity.

Additional Prerequisites

• This can be used as a class activity or homework.

Differentiation

• Teachers can expand on this by having students write a longer piece or create artwork to accompany their writing.
• Students can read their stories aloud to the class or swap stories with a classmate to read.
• Teachers can publish some of the pieces in the school's newspaper, on the school's website, in the yearbook, or on climate change platforms online.
• Your students can read and analyze the first chapter of Kim Stanley Robinson's Ministry for the Future, which is a cli-fi book about a deadly heatwave in India in the future.

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