Descriptor
| Class Activities | 3 |
| Educational Games | 3 |
| Writing Assignments | 3 |
| Junior High Schools | 2 |
| Writing Instruction | 2 |
| Editing | 1 |
| Elementary Education | 1 |
| Free Writing | 1 |
| Intermediate Grades | 1 |
| Mathematics Instruction | 1 |
| Middle School Students | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 3 |
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Books | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 1 |
| Teachers | 1 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Collom, Jack – Teachers & Writers, 1999
Describes two word games useful in secondary writing classrooms: "illot-mollo," in which freewriters announce words they just wrote which the other members must use in their subsequent freewriting; and "secret" in which students each write a secret (usually made-up) and then put them into a hat--students then pull out a secret and write about it.…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Games, Free Writing, Secondary Education
Burns, Marilyn – Writing Notebook: Creative Word Processing in the Classroom, 1990
Describes a game whose goal is to make the largest three or four digit number possible from numbers appearing on successive rolls of a die. Discusses the written strategies developed for this game by third and seventh grade students. (RS)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Games, Elementary Education, Junior High Schools
Means, Beth; Lindner, Lindy – 1998
Introducing middle school students (grades 6-8) to the joy of writing, this book presents ideas, practical lessons, examples, games, and resources. Step-by-step guidelines and helpful tips for educators are combined with numerous writing and prewriting activities for students--from "braindancing" and "zoom lens" to "downhilling." The book is…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Editing, Educational Games, Intermediate Grades
