Author suggests that rock music can play a vital part in the area of pupil's original writing. (MB)

Guidelines are given for teachers or parents to develop creative writing skills in gifted children. It is suggested that children learn to be observant, to record their perceptions, and that they be exposed to literary models. (CL)

Health concepts are taught through the creation of a fictional story. (LH)

Most students find poetry easier to write if they have some kind of framework for their words. Teachers are given a guide for helping students in middle grades write poetry, utilizing animals and their characteristics as a framework. A reproducible activity sheet is provided. (IAH)

This paper presents an exploratory study that created a virtual reality environment (VRE) to stimulate motivation and creativity in imaginative writing at primary school level. The main aim of the study was to investigate if an interactive, semi-immersive virtual reality world could increase motivation and stimulate pupils' imagination in the…

Japanese poetry, haiku, has been widely accepted in western countries. While previous studies have reported on the applicability of haiku poetry to teaching practices in a variety of contexts, few researchers have discussed assessment which is one of the most important factors in language teaching. The aim of this study is to produce assessment…

Suggests using index cards as a way of storing information when writing an article or short story. (RB)

"Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes can be used as a stimulus for encouraging students to use concrete language and metaphor in writing a poem. Students are asked to imitate the shape and form of the poem and then talk about how it feels to be a poet, find images from other poems they like, imitate other poems, and discuss the difference…

Discusses the difficulties to be faced in teaching creative writers and suggests ten techniques of teaching creative writing. (DD)

Describes and defends Koch's approach to teaching students how to write poetry. (DD)

Letter poetry is a form of writing which provides audiences points of focus: objects, nonhuman organic things, people who have died, and figures from history. Examples of student writing are provided. (HOD)