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Steven E. Stemler; James C. Kaufman – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2025
Some types of instructions for creativity tasks (such as explicitly telling people to be creative) can boost performance. Showing people examples or telling them ways of approaching the problem before they begin a creativity task can help, but results are mixed about whether it is better to emphasize positive examples/approaches that can be…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Writing Instruction, Teaching Methods, Creativity

Spencer, Albert F. – English Journal, 1995
Sketches the way one English teacher used silent film to engender creative writing in a school for American Indian students. Advocates the use of humor in cross-cultural educational settings. (HB)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Cultural Differences, English Curriculum, Films

Nilsen, Don L. F. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1987
Discusses diverse examples of literary devices by comparing metaphor and humor. Defines and illustrates paronomasia, paradox, oxymoron, anacoluthon, zeugma, parody, jargon, satire, conceit, anachronism, hyperbole, cacography, understatement, and doggerel. A humorous appendix contrasts errors with rhetorical devices. (NKA)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, English Instruction, Higher Education, Humor
Applegate, Mauree – 1978
Elementary school students can learn to write creatively if the teacher offers stimulation through informative and enriching experiences and provides daily opportunities for writing experiences. Enrichment can involve books, field trips, radio, television, guest speakers, maps, and sense experiences--anything that broadens the knowledge of the…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Cognitive Development, Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing