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Le Storti, Anthony J.; And Others – 1980
Designed for use with gifted students in grades 6 through 8, the unit deals with suggestions for developing creativity through writing poetry. It is explained that the focus is on helping students recognize their own creativity before teaching poetry skills. Information on objectives, materials, and presentation methods is presented for the…
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creative Writing, Gifted, Intermediate Grades
Pilon, A. Barbara – 1990
The monograph presents a variety of language arts teaching ideas for use with gifted students. Teachers are encouraged to expose children to much literature including poetry, folk tales, riddles, fairy tales, "pourquoi" tales, myths and legends, fantasy, science fiction, and biographies and autobiographies. The document offers the SIMMER theory of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Creative Development, Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education
Greenlaw, M. Jean; McIntosh, Margaret E. – 1985
The article examines ways to differentiate the material used in a reading program for gifted students (birth to age 9). Suggested books are provided for the following categories that correspond to recognized characteristics of gifted children: vocabulary (quality retellings of folk tales, word play, poetry, satire, and nuances of language);…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Creative Development, Curiosity, Elementary Education
Russell, Don W., Ed. – 1984
The collection of instructional plans is designed to offer samples of strategies and ideas to teachers involved with gifted students. Approximately 30 plans are presented for the following areas (sample subtopics in science (atomic fusion), social studies (mores and folkways), mathematics (spatial relations), health and physiology, philosophy, and…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Creative Development, Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education
Landis, Melodee – 1978
The document presents information on activities designed to foster growth in creativity and upper level thinking of secondary gifted students. An introductory section covers instructional models, including Guilford's Structure-of-Intellect Model and Krathwohl's Affective Taxonomical Model. Activities are described in terms of objectives,…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Creative Development, Gifted, Language Arts
Download full textSmutny, 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
Hoctor, Marge, Ed. – Communicator, 1991
This journal issue gathers together several articles on teaching with technology, with special focus on teaching of gifted students in California. "Computers and Creativity: Tools, Tasks, and Possibilities" (Bernard J. Dodge) discusses how teachers can establish an environment that will nurture creativity through use of computers.…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Creative Development, Creativity, Distance Education
