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Koch, Kenneth – American Educator, 2000
Describes how one teacher got elementary students excited about writing poetry by providing them with simple rules and structures and encouraging them to take chances. Strategies included having each child contribute one line to a poem, discouraging rhyming (which is difficult and blocks creativity), encouraging them to write freely, and having…
Descriptors: Childrens Writing, Creative Teaching, Creative Writing, Elementary Education
