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Peer reviewedSiemens, Lisa – Language Arts, 1996
Describes how a teacher and her grades one through three children made poetry come alive and serve as an authentic part of their lives. Describes the factors underlying authentic classroom instruction, and notes how poetry moved out from lessons and even school time to become something that will continue to be with many of these children…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Writing, Language Arts, Poetry
Hall, Mary Anne; Gambrell, Linda B. – Elementary English, 1972
Article explores the contribution of materials authored by children and presents an annotated bibilography of published materials which feature children's creative efforts. (Author)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Books, Childrens Literature, Creative Writing
Peer reviewedCramer, Ronald L.; Cramer, Barbara B. – Language Arts, 1975
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Elementary Education, Language Arts, Language Patterns
Peer reviewedTway, Eileen – Language Arts, 1980
Recommends that teachers look for and value the freshness, naivete, humor, and wisdom in children's writing. Samples of children's writing are provided to illustrate these traits. (AEA)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Creativity, Descriptive Writing, Elementary Education
Nelson, Dorothy H. – Elem Engl, 1969
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Elementary School Students, Language Arts, Student Developed Materials
Peer reviewedSteinbergh, Judith W. – Language Arts, 1999
Uses examples of children's poetry to illustrate both the power of metaphor and the possibilities of poetry in the development of metaphor. Traces children's development in creation of metaphor from kindergarten through eighth grade. Looks at early demonstration of metaphor use and the expanded use of metaphor to describe complex concepts and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childrens Writing, Creative Writing, Elementary Education
Griest, Barbara – Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Art Activities, Creative Writing, Grade 5, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Hoffman, Marvin – 1978
Focusing on a two-year period, this informally written book describes the efforts of several rural elementary teachers to establish a writing center based on a unified language arts curriculum. The book relates the authors' background experiences, outlines the structure of the writing program, offers typical writing experiences and classroom…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Creative Writing, Diaries, Drama
O'Connor, Stephen – Teachers & Writers, 2000
Recounts the author's experiences teaching writing for several years in the New York city public schools. Relates his changing thoughts, feelings and assumptions about why creative writing matters (or does not matter) to these students. Concludes that writing can help people struggle against suffering and injustice, and it can also give the…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students, Instructional Effectiveness
Cheyney, Arnold B. – 1979
Assuming that effective writing instruction requires teachers with well-developed writing skills, sufficient classroom time set aside for quantity writing on a daily basis, careful and consistent evaluation, and emphasis on writing as communication, this guide offers teaching techniques that develop the theoretical, practical, and creative aspects…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Creative Writing, Elementary Secondary Education
Moffett, James – 1968
The main thesis of this book which describes a pupil-centered curriculum is that students should use language more than they customarily do. The curriculum is based on a "naturalistic" approach "whereby students learn essentially by doing and receiving feedback." Consequently, most of the book is devoted to guiding the student from a posture of…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Creative Writing, Curriculum Development, Descriptive Writing
Franklin, Sharon, Ed.; Madian, Jon, Ed. – Writing Notebook: Creative Word Processing in the Classroom, 1986
Produced using a Macintosh Plus and LaserWriter Printer, these journals present articles relating to word processing in the classroom. Articles and their authors for the November/December 1986 issue include: "Computer Assisted Instruction: Western Europe" (Owen and Irene Thomas); "FrEd Writing" (B. Fleury); "Writing Up a…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Cooperative Learning, Creative Writing
