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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
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
Karolides, Nicholas J., Ed. – Wisconsin English Journal, 1977
The articles in this document present ideas for teaching English and the language arts creatively. Topics include a letter writing project in which ninth graders wrote letters to celebrities; an English elective course designed to increase students' creativity; ways of using the newspaper to teach language skills; the value of games in teaching…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Creative Development
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
Summerfield, Geoffrey, Ed. – 1968
Creativity and its development in students through creative English programs are the subjects of this report from the Dartmouth Seminar. David Holbrook's paper, "Creativity in the English Programme," maintains that English should be taught creatively to enhance the child's capacity to deal with his inner and outer experiences and to help…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Creative Development, Creative Expression