Describes a poetry unit for grade 8 aimed toward (1) showing that contemporary music can be termed poetry; (2) involving students in expressing themselves dramatically; and (3) exposing the students to various types of poetry to illustrate how words can be used to enhance their own lives. (MM)

Sixth grade teacher describes how pride of authorship builds improved language skills.'' (Editor/SP)

Describes a communications course assignment centered on the veteran's experience in Viet Nam. (RB)

Suggests techniques and instructional materials to improve composition instruction. (RB)

Paper originally delivered at the Conference on College Composition and Communication in April, 1971, in which the author described the ways in which the short film, The Game," is used as a tool in role-playing techniques and in stimulating creative writing. (DR)

There has been some work done with the underprivileged, but many problems still remain. The author discusses the language phase of these problems along with the implications for teaching English. (Author/MF)

Describes a way to motivate reluctant children to create stories--coordinating puppetry and writing activities. (RL)

Describes methods developed for a fourth- through sixth- grade writers' workshop designed to teach children to write within certain common structures. Separate workshop sessions dealt with descriptive writing, mood, characterization, adventure stories, tall tales, plays, autobiography, and reporting. (AEA)

Described is a puppetry project which incorporates learning music selection, introducing music in writing activities, learning how music tells a story, learning about sound effects and theme music, and music appreciation. Some musical resources are included. (KC)

The author describes the process of writing, from idea through final draft, as experienced by one third-grade class. She outlines the instructional sequence used by their teacher and includes suggestions for helping children to make revisions. (SJL)

Writing workshops are held for gifted students (7 to 15 years old) and include journalism, guidebook, and fiction work with critical analysis of each other's writing. Sample exercises and brainstorming techniques are discussed. (CL)

Explores the use of detective story writing to help children move from chronology to causality. Examines the elements of a detective mystery and includes a sample story written by a student. (HTH)