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Avrich, Jane – Teachers and Writers, 1992
Describes a successful unit of study on poetry in a fifth grade class that ended with students each writing a sonnet as a final project. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades, Poetry
Pflaum, Jeffrey – Teachers and Writers, 1992
Describes a successful program of "contemplation writing," in which, through a counting technique and a music technique, children learn how to contemplate their inner experience, write about it, and discuss it. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Expression, Intermediate Grades, Secondary Education
Galt, Margot Fortunato – Teachers and Writers, 1992
Presents three detailed writing activities involving: writing "circle poems" in the Indian spirit; writing a tall tale; and writing with a historical slant. Notes that these imaginative writing assignments are adaptable to any educational level and fit in almost anyplace in the history or social studies curriculum. (RS)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Content Area Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, Folk Culture
Landsman, Julie – Teachers and Writers, 1993
Focuses on releasing students' creative impulses, their imaginations, and their memories. Discusses a set of reading and writing activities that have been used with all kinds of students in a wide variety of settings. (RS)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Poetry
