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Esser, Joanne – Teachers & Writers, 1998
Contends that an important theme for children in the middle grades to explore is that of identity, the task of self-definition States that good poetry and fiction can lead such students to do writing that helps them along the "slippery path" to self-definition. Describes several writing exercises that address middle school children. (PA)
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Fiction, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
