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The Effects of Creative Writing Activities on Narrative Text Writing Skills and Advanced Reading Awareness
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Eser, Rabia Sena; Ayaz, Hayrettin – Research in Pedagogy, 2021
The purpose of the present study was to determine the effect of creative writing exercises on narrative text writing skills and advanced reading awareness. To do that one of the mixed research designs, "exploratory sequential design" was used. The quantitative part of the study, in which a pretest post-test research design was used,…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Writing Exercises, Writing Skills, Reading Skills
Re-Visioning English Language Arts Practices and Writing Outcomes through the Remaking of "Cinderella"
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Tat Heung Choi; Ka Wa Ng – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2015
Purpose: This paper, which originates in an English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) classroom activity in Hong Kong, aims to explore English learners' expressive and creative potential in writing by studying their work in the literary narrative genre. Design/methodology/approach: A group of upper secondary students (15-16 years of age) with limited…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Arts, Teaching Methods, Outcomes of Education
Language Arts and Drama.
Davis, Pamela; Juliebo, Moira – 1989
This language arts lesson designed for grade five involves drama as a focal point in preparing children to write a short story similar to the one they first create through improvisation. Included are the objectives of the lesson, materials, the children's previous experience, the step-by-step procedure with accompanying teacher points, the writing…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Dramatics, Foreign Countries, Grade 5
Teaching Multicultural Awareness and Understanding Through the Language Arts--Creative Writing. Suggested Topics for Creative and Expository Writing Based on the Roots of Bahamian Culture, "The Land of the Pink Pearl," for Use with Bahamian Children and Others Who Are Interested in Understanding Their Culture.
Sullivan, Zola Jiles – 1980
Intended to help teachers in developing language arts curriculum materials for use with the children of recent Bahamian immigrants to the United States, this paper contains approximately 500 topics for creative and expository writing based on the roots of Bahamian culture. The topics are arranged into areas of interest, including Bahamian pride,…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Classroom Techniques, Creative Writing, Cultural Awareness
Teaching Multicultural Awareness and Understanding through the Language Arts--"Creative Writing." Suggested Topics for Creative and Expository Writing Based on the Haitian Culture for Use with Haitian Children, The Children of the Antilles, and Others Who are Interested in Understanding Their Culture.
Sullivan, Zola Jiles – 1980
As part of a series of documents providing language arts materials adapted for use by children in refugee populations, this list offers 200 topics for creative and expository writing based on the Haitian culture. These topics, which can also be used as stimuli for writing activities by children from the Antilles and students interested in…
Descriptors: Assignments, Creative Writing, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background
Letter Writing for Littlies. PEN 61.
Thomas-Cochran, Margarette – 1987
Based on the idea that children can learn to write letters to friends and relatives as soon as they learn to write words, this visually oriented pamphlet presents practical classroom activities that primary grade teachers can use to encourage their young students to practice letter writing skills. The pamphlet contains instructions for making a…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Foreign Countries, Language Arts
Teaching Multicultural Awareness and Understanding through the Language Arts--Creative Writing: Suggested Topics for Creative and Expository Writing Based on the Roots of the Cuban Culture for Use with Cuban Children and Others Who are Interested in Understanding Their Culture.
Sullivan, Zola Jiles – 1980
Intended to help teachers in developing language arts curriculum materials for use with recent Cuban refugees to the United States, this paper contains 300 topics for creative and expository writing based on the roots of the Cuban culture. The topics cover a variety of subjects, including food preparation, memories of Cuba, experiences in a new…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Classroom Techniques, Creative Writing, Cubans
Reaching All the Children: A Second Book of Stories from the Classroom.
Leavitt, Midge, Ed. – 1991
This second volume of stories written by teachers concerns the individuality of children, and classrooms in which every member, including the teacher, is an integral part of a dynamic whole. Each story has a different perspective. The first story describes inclusionary strategies used with a particular child. The second examines curriculum…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Development, Drama, Elementary Secondary Education
Foundations of Writing. The Report of a Project on the Teaching of Writing at the Early Stages.
Scottish Curriculum Development Service, Edinburgh. – 1986
Having implications for teachers and students at all stages of primary school, this project report delineates an alternative and more effective approach to the teaching of beginning writing. The report points out that the project, while producing a body of classroom-tested material, focused on awareness about written language and how children…
Descriptors: Beginning Writing, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education