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Writing with Family Album Photos.
Greenberg, Harry – Teachers and Writers Magazine, 1983
Describes a poetry writing exercise that used photographs as a stimulus. Presents some poems produced by this exercise. (JL)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Intermediate Grades, Photographs, Poetry
Student Writers.
Ziegler, Alan – Teachers and Writers Magazine, 1982
Discusses length and speed, spontaneity, and discipline as the attributes that affect creative writing assignments, students' development as creative writers, and appropriate methods of teaching creative writing. (RL)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Elementary Education, Teaching Methods, Writing Exercises
Back to Basics: A Confession.
Epstein, Elaine – Teachers and Writers Magazine, 1979
A poet relates her personal writing problems, which she resolved by completing some of the assignments she had used in her classes. (RL)
Descriptors: Assignments, Authors, Creative Writing, Elementary Education
The Class Newsletter.
Miller, Peter – Teachers and Writers Magazine, 1987
Presents ideas for having freshman composition students keep journals and write responses to class writing exercises, which are then published in a class newsletter. Discusses the benefits students receive from this practice. (SRT)
Descriptors: Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Student Publications, Teaching Methods
The Letter: A Practical Way to Teach Voice in Writing.
Moore, Thomas R.; Reynolds, Joseph – Teachers and Writers Magazine, 1981
An argument for using various letter writing assignments to help students develop their writing voices. (RL)
Descriptors: Assignments, Letters (Correspondence), Secondary Education, Teaching Methods
Saying What Can't Be Said: Three Startling Poetry Exercises.
DePoy, Phillip – Teachers and Writers Magazine, 1990
Describes three poetry-writing exercises that encourage students to break from linear, normal thinking patterns: answering questions that have no answers; describing impossible objects; and contemplating infinity. (MM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Poetry, Student Writing Models
Out of a Rut.
Peck, Carol F.; Lastort, Joanne – Teachers and Writers Magazine, 1990
Describes several exercises to help students change their perspectives when writing poetry. (MM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Poetry, Student Writing Models
Teaching Poetry en Dos Languages.
Messing, Shelley – Teachers and Writers Magazine, 1982
Shares some approaches and suggests poems that can be used to inspire discussion and creative writing in bilingual classes. (RL)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Classroom Techniques, Creative Writing
Intervening in the Writing Process.
Ziegler, Alan – Teachers and Writers Magazine, 1982
Explores ways teachers can intervene in the writing process to help students advance in their writing. (JL)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention, Student Teacher Relationship
Origins.
Robinson, Sandra R. – Teachers and Writers Magazine, 1989
Describes the teaching approach and materials in "Origins," a book about word origins and how to teach them to elementary students. Notes that this book includes step-by-step activities, a brief history of the English language, relevant poetry examples, and several writing ideas. (MM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Language Arts, Oral Language
Write to the Heart of Literature.
Sears, Peter – Teachers and Writers Magazine, 1985
Suggests methods for improving the quality of essay exams when teaching literature. (DF)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Essay Tests, Literature Appreciation, Secondary Education
Imitation Hemingway.
Dyer, Joyce Coyne – Teachers and Writers Magazine, 1985
Presents a classroom exercise in literary analysis that requires students to imitate Ernest Hemingway's writing style. (DF)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Literary Criticism, Literary Styles, Novels
Hooking the Mind to the Hand.
Hewitt, Geof – Teachers and Writers Magazine, 1984
Suggests methods of promoting original writing in the classroom, from freeing writing from the notion of failure to working with word variations and rhythms. (MM)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Poetry
Writing Creative "Facts."
Whitten, James – Teachers and Writers Magazine, 1982
Outlines a method to help students through the beginning phases of writing that will also show them the vital relationship between observation and creation. (RL)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Creative Activities, Creative Development, Creative Thinking