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Peer reviewedOlmo, Barbara G. – High School Journal, 1977
Using the nine traits of creativity suggested by Guilford and illustrated in tests of creative thinking by Torrance, high school teachers of varied subjects developed teaching strategies. Both students and teachers learned more about creativity by confronting the unknow future, predicting from limited data, and writing stories using fantasy.…
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creative Teaching, Creative Writing, Fantasy
Peer reviewedWalshe, R. D. – English in Australia, 1971
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creative Teaching, Creative Writing, Creativity
Thomas, Lorenzo – Freedomways, 1975
Describes experiences as visiting poet teaching poetry in newly desegregated schools of East Texas. Notes that progress towards integration has been made, but that original ideas of integrationists are widely unrealized. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Black Youth, Creative Development, Creative Expression, Creative Teaching
Langdon, Margaret – 1961
An account of an "intensive writing" experiment to stimulate and teach secondary students to write freely and creatively is given in this book. The experimental teaching method which stresses emotion, brevity, simplicity, and honesty is described, as well as the stimulus used for each writing lesson, the results obtained, and the children's…
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creative Expression, Creative Teaching, Creative Writing
Download full textShapiro, Phyllis P.; Shapiro, Bernard J. – 1971
A recent study (Shapiro & Shapiro, 1970) showed that fourth graders from an upper middle class background with varying degrees of intelligence, creativity, and language achievement could be taught to express themselves poetically. The present study was undertaken to replicate these results with children from less advantaged backgrounds. The two…
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creative Expression, Creative Teaching, Creative Writing
Smutny, Joan Franklin – 2001
This digest paper presents strategies and activities that can be used to encourage gifted students to develop their individual talents in the language arts. Suggestions for exploring poetic language especially free verse, include ideas for creating group poems and catalysts for creating individual poems. Suggestions for exploring the elements of…
Descriptors: Biographies, Classroom Techniques, Creative Activities, Creative Development
Greeves, Adrian – Use of English, 1988
Describes one creative writing teacher's use of an owl as a focal point for writing activities and how the writing activities aided the students' personal and creative development. Provides samples of student writing. (ARH)
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creative Expression, Creative Teaching, Creative Writing
Wooten, Vida Jo – Texas Outlook, 1968
Children will enjoy creative writing in the primary grades if they are given inspiration, time to write, and the opportunity to share their work with classmates. A second-grade class began a creative writing project by listening to poetry and selecting poems to memorize and recite. This stimulated and encouraged them to evaluate and to write…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Creative Development, Creative Expression, Creative Teaching
SHERIDAN, MARION C. – 1960
THE ENGLISH TEACHER CAN ROUSE STUDENTS OUT OF UNTHINKING ACCEPTANCE AND PASSIVITY BY PROVIDING THEM WITH CREATIVE LANGUAGE EXPERIENCES DESIGNED TO SHAPE THEM INTO CURIOUS AND RESPONSIVE INDIVIDUALS. TO FIND A PERSPECTIVE ON TEACHING CREATIVELY THE MANY FACETS OF LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, AND COMPOSITION, TEACHERS SHOULD LOOK TO STATEMENTS MADE BY…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Creative Development, Creative Reading, Creative Teaching
GOWAN, JOHN CURTIS, COMP.; AND OTHERS – 1967
THIRTY-SIX ARTICLES BY DIFFERENT AUTHORS PRESENT WAYS IN WHICH THE RESULTS OF CREATIVITY RESEARCH MAY BE UTILIZED IN THE SCHOOL, THE CLASSROOM, AND THE COUNSELING OFFICE. AFTER AN INTRODUCTION, FIVE ARTICLES TREAT GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS--THE CAUSES AND CONDITIONS OF CREATIVITY, AND THE EDUCATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF CREATIVE AND GIFTED CHILDREN.…
Descriptors: Classification, Counselor Role, Creative Art, Creative Development
