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Collins, Norma Decker – Teaching Pre K-8, 1993
Discusses how teachers and parents can help children turn everyday experiences into topics to write about, whether in the form of personal journals, autobiographical essays, or poetry. (MDM)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Descriptive Writing, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedKirkman, Ralph E.; Darrell, Bob – Peabody Journal of Education, 1980
Included among the 10 commandments for good writing are: (1) Write with verbs and nouns; (2) Write for yourself and other people; (3) Do not write in jargon; (4) Read aloud your writing; (5) Do not write cluttered sentences; and (6) Use concrete words and phrases. (JN)
Descriptors: Descriptive Writing, Expository Writing, Writing (Composition), Writing Instruction
Download full textKahn, Beverly B.; Kahn, Wallace J. – 1989
This document describes and illustrates an approach to expressive writing which employs student-authored books--"I Am The Author Books" (ITABs)--for use in individual and group counseling with children. It begins with a brief review of pertinent literature on expressive writing as a counseling intervention, and then describes experiences with…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Authors, Children, Classroom Techniques
