Creative writing should be an integral part of any total language or English course of study at all levels of education, from primary school through higher education. Provided are specific examples of methods which teachers can use to help students develop their language skills and write creatively. (RM)

Examines the effect poetry has on high school students and suggests different techniques for teaching poetry. (RB)

Presents a unit on Black American poetry by approaching it in five categories: slavery, acquiescence, integration, separatism, and militancy. (MM)

One of the most valuable advantages of the mixed ability class is the social feeling, where pupils can learn from each other regardless of their abilities. (Author/MB)

Dadist poetry instructions. Writing Poems by altering the juxtaposition of words in a newspaper article. (AF)

Low average tenth to twelfth graders were taught poetry by using word association. (AF)

Insists upon the importance of poetry and provides a procedure for introducing both students and teachers to the writing and appreciation of poems. (JL)

Outlines an approach used in teaching poetry as a craft, in which poems about small town life were read and discussed to help students discover and write down their responses to their own town. (GT)

The author of five best-selling novels, including "Carrie,""Salem's Lot,""The Shining,""The Stand," and "The Dead Zone," discusses the teaching of creative writing at high school and college levels. (DF)

Illustrates a technique for eliciting student epigrammatic poetry. (DD)