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Hernandez Juarez, Ilian – Multicultural Education, 2017
Students from all over the world, from various ethnic and racial communities, make up the student population of the schools in the United States. Each one of them brings to the classroom several unique characteristics. Creative writing and art are both empowering tools that meet the commonality of self-expression. Both are processes "in which…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Art, Self Expression, Self Concept
Coman, Carolyn – Stenhouse Publishers, 2011
Award-winning author Carolyn Coman has made a career out of writing stories for children and young adults as well as teaching writing to people of all ages. She believes that the essence of good writing, no matter the genre, is the ability to craft a solid story. In this innovative book, Carolyn provides advice, strategies, and inspiration…
Descriptors: Writing Processes, Writing Teachers, Writing Instruction, Story Telling
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Crowe, Chris – Exercise Exchange, 1986
Describes an activity in which students must invent graffiti that might have been written by one of the characters studied in the class's literature assignments. (HTH)
Descriptors: Characterization, Creative Writing, Literature Appreciation, Secondary Education
Padgett, Ron – 1986
Intended for elementary level students, this book presents 12 writing ideas and several suggestions on how students can make a book using their writing. Each writing idea is presented with a brief description (addressed to the student), several examples of student writing, and a blank page on which to write. Writing ideas include freewriting,…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Elementary Education, Illustrations, Student Writing Models
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Murphy, Tom – English Journal, 1989
Presents a series of exercises aimed at helping students generate lines and ideas for their poetry. (MM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Creative Writing, Poetry, Secondary Education
Moxley, Joseph M., Ed. – 1989
Intended for high school and college teachers who are interested in how creative writing can be taught effectively, this book features the ideas of poets, novelists, editors, and playwrights on the fundamental aspects of their craft. The book contains the following chapters: (1) "Notes from a Cell: Creative Writing Programs in Isolation"…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, High Schools, Higher Education, Poetry
Piggins, Carole Ann – Instructor, 1989
This article presents 15 activities designed to motivate students to engage in creative writing. Also given are ideas on how to reinforce and maintain student interest in writing. (IAH)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, Student Motivation
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Certo, Janine L. – Reading Teacher, 2004
This article begins with a rationale for using "great" poems with children and the justification for linking the reading and writing of poetry. First, the author provides tips for teachers to use when selecting adult poems and offers a brief bibliography of classic poetry collections and anthologies appropriate for children. Next, suggestions for…
Descriptors: Poetry, Elementary School Students, Childrens Writing, Writing Exercises
Bernays, Anne; Painter, Pamela – 1995
This book is designed to be a how-to-write-fiction guide that is long on specifics and short on theoretical material. Each section of the book deals with a separate element of fiction--characterization, dialogue, point of view, plot, etc. Every exercise in the book is introduced in an opening paragraph, followed by instructions for completing the…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, Fiction, Figurative Language
Dunning, Stephen; Stafford, William – 1992
Written for those who want to write poems but are not sure how to start, this book presents 20 short exercises plus short pieces ("written talk") about poetry. The exercises in the book are designed to be completed in about 10 weeks. The types of poems in the 20 exercises include "found" and "headline" poems (which…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Creative Writing, Figurative Language, Higher Education
Robitaille, Marilyn M. – 1987
Designed to combine the science and the art of teaching composition, this series of assignments encourages junior high and high school writing students to explore tone, original visual images, point of view, and other literary techniques. One assignment asks students to write a number of paragraphs alternately using sarcasm, humor, melancholy, and…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing, Instructional Innovation, Prewriting
Carter, Dennis – Use of English, 1986
Describes how "Gulliver's Travels" was used with 11- and 12-year-olds to stimulate writing activities. (SRT)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Creative Writing, Elementary Education, Literature Appreciation
Drury, John – 1991
Encouraging exploration and practice, this book offers hundreds of exercises and numerous tips covering every step involved in creating poetry. Each chapter is a self-contained unit offering an overview of material in the chapter, a definition of terms, and poetry examples from well-known authors designed to supplement the numerous exercises.…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, Figurative Language, Imagery
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Stotsky, Sandra – 1983
Effective informational writing assignments show students that creativity and imagination are essential to the generation of new ideas in all content areas. A collection of these assignments has been arranged into five categories of increasing complexity based on the following criteria: whether the point of view is assigned as self-selected;…
Descriptors: Assignments, Content Area Writing, Creative Writing, Critical Thinking
Clinton, DeWitt – 1983
Inventive activities in the creative writing classroom can generate a great deal of excitement for the writing of poetry. Such activities might begin with improvising ways in which poetry can be written in alternative media, such as haiku on clay tablets that can be glazed and fired, then macramed together into wind chimes. Another activity,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Creative Activities, Creative Writing, Elementary Secondary Education
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